Jane S.
Advice about new college student lifestyle
My granddaughter, Eve (not her name) just started her first semester at CU Boulder. She's really stressed out. I've never seen her so distracted and hyper. One reason is her heavy course load. Also she shares a small ...
Kevin McDonald
tenant hanging too many pictures/items on wall
I just remodeled one of my rentals (tore down to the studs everything new). My new tenant has moved in and has been in the house for about 6 months. I have noticed the few times I have been called to the house to t...
Manny T. Marcos
Appraising with intent to buy "as-is" property.
Can some of you shed some insight on your experience with appraising "as-is" properties for sale? All of my purchases have somewhat been conventional, but I am interested in how to evaluate such properties that you d...
Rob Yeichner
REI newcomer from Frisco, TX (Dallas)
Hey BP gang, great community you have here. So much to read and learn.
Where to start? Born and bred in north-central Ohio - after graduating high school and serving in the USAF during Desert Storm in the e...
Margaret Dreesen
Curious as to what to do as a landlord
I am a newbie at being a landlord. My late husband and I had a small studio on the Chicago Gold Coast. My tenant fell over his own cane and then called 911 in the middle of the night. The fire dept used crowbars to...
Adam Ramsey
Leaking Block Foundation
Hi All,I'm looking at a house that has a block foundation. It's an older home, 1930's, and the block looks in rough shape (probably just from being old). However, there are noticeable cracks and there has been water l...
Jon Nolen
Section 8 in Oklahoma - Pros and Cons
Pretty simple question here. Who is renting to section 8 tenants and who is not? Why did you make that decision?I'm asking because I'm pondering opening up one of my units to section 8, but I think this is a good to...
Kelly Conrad
Help on where a dishwasher could go
Hey everyone! I'm not sure if this is even possible, but if we purchase this property, we want to re-do the kitchens and update them. The problem, is that many deals for appliances come with a range, fridge, microwave...
Charlene Isoh
Investing in Washington DC/Maryland Area
HI Guys,I finally made a decision to make the move to Washington DC in two months, I am really looking to buy a duplex or triplex that is "relatively" inexpensive ( my budget is around the 300k range I know that this ...
Brandon Ellis
Questions on how to get Started!!
Hi Everyone!! New here and so I figured I lay down my current situation and see what guidance you all can give me. I've been watching the "Rich Dad" videos and realized that being an employee to a business or compan...