Christopher Davis
Tenant security deposit deductions: soft things like time and labor?
Currently doing repairs from a tenant departure. Shocking how little regard people have for a brand new house that doesn't belong to them. Life lessons!One of the allowed deductions beyond material damage is wear tear...
John Williamson
Historic Home; Should I or Shouldn't I?
So, I haven't yet acquired a deal for Buy/Flip; yet I have come across a pre-foreclose that is a part of the city of Tualatin's Historical Society. It was built in 1890. Talk about a difficult home to conduct a Comp o...
Daniel Norber
Do you make offers without visiting?
Hey everyone,Really excited to learn from the collective wisdom of the bigger pockets forum.One of the maxims that I hear On BP is that you should expect about a 10% batting average (on average). That is to say you sh...
Mindy Jensen
What does YOUR lease say about modifications to the property?
In a trending post, a member's tenant is asking to install ceiling fans in the property. He claims his brother is an electrician, that they will purchase the fans, and the brother will install them for free. (https://...
Julie Miller
First Door Down! Nasty Cat House BRRRR.
Nasty Cat House BRRRRRR!Ok, this is going to look a bit insane, and it probably is. But it was so AWESOME.I can’t wait to find another disgusting house, renovate it, help preserve our town, teach the kids more about ...
Catherine Ventling
Airbnb fidelity to “host guarantee” and host deposits????
I’ve been an successful vacation rental host since 2014. This year I opened a new stand alone property for rent. I’ve noticed immediately that guests treat the home you live in and host rooms from very differently tha...
Shiloh Lundahl
Found BONUS property on lot that was recently purchased
We bought a property earlier this year. It was first sent out by a wholesaler at 105k. There was a small main house (1 bed, 1 bath) that rented out for $450 a month and there was a manufactured home (2 bed, 1 bath)...
Luke Mccandless
Commercial lease negotiation mess!!
To start off - this is a small town (3500 people) and there is not a lot of demand for small commercial lease space, it also means we are working with a lot of new business owners with limited means.
We have a vaca...
Ryan Frampton
Lots of interest - no applications! Is this normal?
Hi everyone! We're working on getting our second buy and hold property in Allentown, PA rented and are finding it harder getting applications in. We've been showing the property for the last 3 weeks (just starting o...
Madison Holbrook
Property Appraisal Help
I have a couple questions specifically for this market. From my understanding and please correct me if I am wrong, convention banks are still hesitant to lend on Detroit properties. Most of this in part to having a ha...