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Allende Hernandez Need suggestions on how to handle utility costs for house with "efficiencies"
20 October 2024 | 8 replies
If the water bill is $100 a month, increase the price by 20% (or whatever you decide is fair) to compensate you for the time required to split and bill and to cover additional use when tenants squander the utility.
Cameron Moore When to Move Your Insurance Portfolio from Multiple Carriers to a Program/schedule?
17 October 2024 | 1 reply
You won’t have to worry about which policy or carrier covers what, reducing the chances of delays or disputes between carriers.More Predictable CostsScheduled programs often allow for more predictable budgeting.
Cindy Joseph First time land lord- need advice on rent/income ratio and let fee
23 October 2024 | 7 replies
So I believe mortgages will look at DTI and want to make sure your income covers your current and future debt obligations at a percentage of 40-49% I believe, so their multiple would be more like 2-2.25x, but it's not a real apples to apples comparison. 
Kyle Jacques Looking for guidance on STR
24 October 2024 | 36 replies
Between Airbnb and Vrbo you probably have 95% of the market covered, but you can also get on sites like Booking.com and Google Vacation Rentals, etc for additional exposure. 5.
Jeff Sullivan Dothan Alabama New Investor
20 October 2024 | 35 replies
His roof ‘inspection’ was done with binoculars and he missed almost a 5k repair that was fairly urgent—so you may not want to use that co. either.
Anna Ramashkevich First time investor looking to chat!
21 October 2024 | 25 replies
Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.
Andrew Montgomery What creative financing method would you use in my situation?
20 October 2024 | 14 replies
I know we won't come close to covering our living expenses of around $130k per year initially but I need to make a change.
Jason Frink Legal Advice Arkansas
20 October 2024 | 4 replies
@Jason Frink, this page seems to cover it:https://www.omglawfirm.com/arkansas-probate-intestate-succes...Here is a pertinent snippet from that page:If you don’t have a Will, the default order of descent goes like this: (1) full blood and adopted children of the decedent, subject to any dower, curtesy, and homestead interest of a spouse; (2) if no full blood or adopted children, then everything to a spouse of greater than three years or half of everything plus dower, curtesy, and homestead to a spouse of less than three years and the other half of everything to other heirs (per this table); (3) to the decedent’s parents or surviving siblings; (4) to the decedent’s grandparents or surviving aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.; (5) to the decedent’s great-grandparents or surviving great aunts, great uncles, etc.; (6) if none of those intermediate descendents are alive the remaining half can go to the spouse of less than three years or to a predeceased spouse’s heirs; (7) finally, if none of these apply, all the property escheats to the county where the decedent died.A good way to visualize the order is to imagine the following scenario: Alfred dies without a Will.
Andrew Cosme Subject to and seller financing payments
20 October 2024 | 9 replies
I have a course on creative financing that covers both of these. to answer your question, When dealing with **seller financing** and **subject to** deals, the structure of the payments can vary depending on the agreement between you and the seller.
Bill Alpert I'm Vacant! Current Phoenix Rental Market Slow or Go?
21 October 2024 | 17 replies
The rental amount was not what we were counting on but still covers our mortgage +$200.