Sam Leon
Painter wants to stay at night
Need some advice here.Hired a painter to paint a vacant property.Never worked with him before.Not a big job contract about $1000 plus materials.Painter says on first day he can get more done if he can stay over at the...
Steve R.
Someone threatened tenant, stabbed holes in overhead garage door!
Hi All,I received a text from one of my tenants last night stating "some guy started threatening my boyfriend for some reason and came to our house while we weren't there and stabbed holes in the garage door... I just...
Katrina P.
furnace efficiency
Hi All,I have to buy a new furnace for one of my rentals. What efficiency is everyone buying? 80%? 95%? 96%?
Matyas Sustik
Landlord cannot deliver possession
[We have been landlords for 8+ years in TX, and for the last 5 we were also renters in CA. Where we live, it is more economical to rent than to own. So we know both sides of the transaction.]We are about to sign a new...
Jay Jones
New Member from Pasadena, CA
My name is Jay. I own a property in Pasadena, CA. I have a stable job as an engineer. I have no real estate experience outside of buying one property. I am excited to be a new member on BP. I hope to establish friends...
Nathan Eiland
Buying a duplex advice?
Hello everyone. I am very new to investing an have not bought any property as of yet. I would like to get some feedback on an idea. I currently live in the front house of a property that has a detached rental in th...
Michael Fundaro
Interviewing Tenants
Hi All,My girlfriend and I just bought our first duplex and are about to rent out a unit (we are house-hacking). Our realtor pre-screened a bunch of applicants, and she finally sent one to us that met the criteria. I...
Jesse Hepburn
How do you work with drug addicts?
Seller has no money to pay utilities or buy groceries. I’m 99% sure they’re drug addicts. The seller owns the house free and clear. He says he doesn’t want to sell because he has no where to go. He’s calling me asking...
Steven Lopez
house flipping question
Found my 1st flip. Its pre foreclosure. I am concerned on the taxes I will have to pay on the flip. expecting to profit 100,000.Any help on a strategy to lessen my tax burden would greatly be appreciated.Thanks Steve
Robert Pfenninger
Texas Ballot on Property Taxes
Howdy my fellow Texas investors. Coming at you from Waco, Texas but my question is about something that will affect Texas as a whole. So I read that Texas has put the option to remove property taxes and replace them w...