James W.
include washer dryer and refrigerator in house rental?
I am renting out my 4 bedroom house in San Diego, should I include the washer, dryer and refrigerator in a house rental.
The current tenants offered to leave their refrigerator, washer dryer in the house after they...
Chris Allen
First time property owner and landlord
Got my offer accepted for my very first property, which will be a house hack in a 4-plex. Current rents: A- Exp 2/29/20 $525, B- Vacant, C- Exp-7/31/19 (Will move into this unit), D- Long Term month-month $525. Budget...
Mindy Bowden
Landlord obligated to fix/replace?
My tenant just informed me that the ice maker on the refrigerator does not work. Obviously, using ice trays can solve that problem. Everything else about the refrigerator works. The fridge is older so I'm not sure it'...
Kevin Castaneda
Foundation Overkill and Appropriate Beam Sizing
Hey BP friends,Backstory:I'm in process of rehabbing a 1920s house in San Antonio, Texas, which has a cedar post pier & beam foundation. The house is 1600sqft total with a second story being only 500 sqft. The fou...
Brad Kaiser
Is it better to finance or pay cash?
I'm looking at a low cost, multi-family property with a NOI of $11,312 (seller's figures). The asking price is just under $100k. If you had the option of paying cash or financing, which way would you go? I'm looking f...
Raymond Yan
Tenant paying late, making excuses and ignoring property management company
I recently purchased a property in the Warrendale neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan about a year ago. The property currently has a tenant who is paying below market rent at $850 per month. While the tenant had a good ...
Nolan Connor
Seller disclosure fraud
This past Friday I closed on my first rental property. After all documents were signed the seller told me to not flush toilet paper down the toilet bc it backs up and she doesn’t want what happened to her to happen to...
Rob Gillespie
Using the RPM method to find Off-Market deals
Let's face it; we're all after the off-market deals. You may use the MLS to find things, but I figured I would share with you exactly how I became the off-market king over the past two decades. I have really prided my...
Zulf H.
What equipment should we buy for winter season - Snow removal
Dear BP members:
Hope you are doing well. I recently purchased a commercial
property and also have a few multi units from before. In the past I was using a
company to do the snow removal ...
Dawn Oree
Insurance - Any Suggestions On A Good Company?
Hello Everyone!I'm about a 13 days from closing on the 7 unit in San Diego and I'm starting to look for an insurance company for the building. I wanted to know if any of you have suggestions on what to look for and t...