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Aaron Harren Tenant was not responding or paying rent. Showed up and empty
20 July 2019 | 21 replies
Door is locked all furniture is out just misc. garbage on floor.... how do I move about moving on from the tenant and go in and remove the garbage and move on to marketing the property again?
Reid Hanley How to tenant screen Immigrant Tenants with no U.S. ID
14 February 2020 | 22 replies
You will get a lot more trash, a lot less of it makes it into the garbage, and being considerate of neighbors as to noise etc. is something they are not used to. 
Elliott Sulz ​Newbie from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada!
24 October 2015 | 16 replies
Yes - exactly, sewer, water garbage.
Brian N Short sale as an investor?
25 October 2018 | 14 replies
The garbage attorney advertising on the side of a bus shook us three times for $1,500 per pop until we finally said, "Ok...no...let's go to court".
Edward Shen Flipping a House, Should I do For Sale by Owner?
11 April 2018 | 8 replies
Will you recognize the throw away garbage the buyers agent will put in there? 
Willy Lew Intro: Newbie investor from Seattle, WA
29 September 2019 | 15 replies
If you're buying small multi family (an option i recommend), look for markets with cheap water/sewer/garbage bills in the event they're owner paid.
Randy Stewart Phoenix, AZ - to many investors, not enough deals?
20 February 2015 | 6 replies
They don't want to be on anyone's garbage mailing list.
Ryan Curtis Is this a good deal?
8 November 2016 | 2 replies
Landlord pays Water and Garbage ($120-150 month).
Jon Holdman Two more down
19 September 2008 | 20 replies
Barclays backed out of Lehman when the government wouldn't put up any money then scooped up only the pieces they wanted on the cheap to leave the garbage.
Vernell D Watson Request everyone's opinion reference cash flow.
10 November 2018 | 32 replies
And make sure to account for the following expenses:1) Mortgage 2) Mortgage insurance (PMI or MIP) or FHA Risk base3) Property Taxes 4) City Taxes5) HOA (Home Owner’s Association) Dues and Fees and Assessments 6) Insurance  a) Property Hazard Insurance  b) Flood Insurance   c) Earthquake Insurance   d) Umbrella Insurance7) Vacancy Rate (usually 8% - the equivalent to one month a year, or 5-6% if multifamily and/or if experienced, if not use 8%)8) Utilities (you’ll have these if your tenant is not covering them and/or during vacancy)  a) Water § Sewer § Garbage  b) Electricity c) Natural Gas d) Propane9) General Maintenance (usually 5%)  a) Upkeep § Landscaping  b) Snow removal  c) Repairs   d) New Appliances 10) Capital Expenditures (usually 5%, higher is the property is old and obsolete, less if fully rehabbed and all mechanicals and roof are new)11) Property Management (8%, even if you self manage, your time still has value and there might be a time when you'll want to be completely hands off or you'll not be able to do it, vacation, retirement, etc.)