Andrew Powers
Impact of landscape on SFH rental property
I bought a house that has low spots in the lawn where water pools (attracting mosquitos), more weeds than grass, and the front walkway, driveway, porch, and garden pavers look like Frankenstein's monster. Also, the fe...
Dustin Ruhl
I want to hear your thoughts about Home Inspections...
I want to share with you about this article I have read...please feel free to provide feedback."What No One is Telling You About Inspections"Purchasing a home as an investment or as a residence comes with some risk. ...
Cara Fazio
Cracked window - should I replace?
I had new tenants move in a few weeks ago and they just sent over a list of “maintenance issues”One of the items is a crack in the front window. I am aware the window is cracked (it has been like that for years and wa...
Daniel O.
How Bad are Narrow Staircases
Hello, I'm new to the forum. I inspected a house over the weekend and it looks like a good flip, but the stairs are extremely narrow. This is in the Chicago land area and the house is in a good neighborhood. The house...
Robert Kohnfelder
Converting 3 BR into 5 BR: Pros vs. Cons?
Hey All,
My most recent purchase is a property that needed (needs) a lot of work. We are in the process of rehabbing the house in order to rent it out this summer, and then hope to refinance later this year in orde...
Stephen Swanson
Estimating Maintenance & Capex Costs in Bay Area - Older Building
Hi All,I'm looking for a house hack in the Bay Area (SFH with ADU or 2-4 multi), probably an older building that is in good to rehabbed shape, in the $500K-$900K range. Rules of thumb of monthly 5-15% of rents for C...
Ade Amoo
Any thoughts on wooden foundation and metal roof
I have this 5-plex I’m looking at that’s built in 1968, has a wooden foundation and metal roof. This is practically the first time I’ll be coming by such. Does anyone know some merits and demerits to these?
Blanca Ferrufino
Dirty Tenant
my tenant's lease ends at the end of this month, she did pay for the month, but I've just discovered that my tenant is not leaving at the property anymore, however some of her things are still in the house. It seems...
Allende Hernandez
Can you "guestimate" repair costs on this property?
Hi guys,I am trying to find out if this property makes a good wholesale prospect. I am not local to Jax so I wont even think in rehabbing it myself.I totally understand that to move forward I need a MUCH better estima...
Steve S.
Help pricing a rental
I'm looking at purchasing my parents' house outside of Waco, Tx and renting it. The house was built in the late 70s and is about 1800 sq ft. Seems going selling price is about $115,000.Rents in the area for houses l...