Evan Cotten
Calling agents to ask questions but they think I'm scamming?
Like I said in the title, I'm trying to call around to get advice and to ask some specific questions about lead tracking, their economic model etc. but they think I'm a scammer? I didn't even know it was such a big th...
Kosh Vokter
opening subfloor in living room ceiling to access 1st floor bathroom pipes
I have a water leak in the living room ceiling area, just below the tub from the bathroom upstairs. A plumber cut the drywall and detected the water leak coming from copper pipes that's connected to the bathtub in the...
Account Closed
Dumpster Domination
I was busy working on the early stages of a rehab minding my own business until I hired two contractors to help me. On their first day, I opened my dumpster and one of them who does REO clean-outs for banks was just f...
Joshua Stewart
Insights From a Construction Manager Turned Designer
From my time as a Construction Manager rehabbing REO foreclosure properties to my career in residential design I have learned a lot of valuable lessons and developed some helpful strategies that I believe can be usefu...
Jonathan Johnson
6-unit apt, all vacant, cat-lady "tenant", distress Landlord
Hello all,Long time lurker, first time poster so be gentle.I live in a small college town and I found a 6-unit apartment that I'm considering purchasing. I have a friend currently renting there ($600/mo) but he's movi...
Mark F.
Sump pump getting louder? PIC attached
Hello BP,
I've noticed my sump pump is getting louder lately. I'm unfamiliar with maintenance on these as I didn't have them where I lived. I've never seen a set up like mine, it has what appears to be a pump then it...
Sivakumar Ganapathy
Nightmare property management company - need advice!
Hello members,I'm a landlord, dealing with a property management company that can only be considered a 'nightmare'.In order to cut my story short (unless someone is interesting in hearing me out :) ), I'm now in a sit...
Melissa Faraias
My rental won't rent. What are my next steps?
Hello BP community,
I am an out-of-state newbie investor with a rental that is currently on the market in Bluffton SC. I have posted the listing on all major sites like Zillow, FB marketplace, apartments.com, Craigsl...
George P.
Tenant calls about a leak in basement. .
People in Michigan hate renting houses without basements. But then at one point or another they all leak. They all have a hairline cracks and you get that call.
What do you do? Do u spend thousands to waterp...
Jason Malabute
analyzing deals for practice
I'm starting to analyze one deal per day for practice.Is there a quick way to calculate rehab cost and ARV (without overthinking it) before making a thorough analysis of property?