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James Lusk Coin op laundry questions
5 April 2017 | 8 replies
Then set your pricing accordingly.You don't want to change your pricing to "free" because not only your tenants will be using the equipment but all of their friends as well.
Yacine Bouabba Who should pay for filters, is it the tenant or the landlord?
22 December 2023 | 11 replies
@Yacine BouabbaThis should be by the landlord along with maintenance of your hvac equipment.
Jeff Takle Using a Solo 401(k) to protect real estate profits
2 January 2012 | 10 replies
Here are some of the options for investing your retirement accounts: * Real Estate - including apartments, single family homes, and duplexes * Commercial property, developed or undeveloped land * Mortgages/Deeds of Trust * Publicly traded stocks, bonds, mutual funds * Private Limited Partnerships * Private Stock Offerings, Private Placements * Private Limited Liability Companies * Secured and Unsecured Notes * Judgments/Structured Settlements * Tax Sale Certificates * Car Paper * Factoring * Accounts Receivable * Commercial Paper * Equipment LeasingYou can also set up Self Directed Coverdell Education Savings Accounts for child education expenses and Self Directed Health Savings Accounts for health care expenses.What if you had a child who was 5 years old and you opened a Coverdell account for them with $500.
Mark Smith Should I Kill My 401k?
28 January 2018 | 61 replies
This week, we couldn't find an endodontist in our plan with the right equipment, and with a call to our health plan, they found one, and gave us the name, but 10 miles away.
Chris Meunier Pros/Cons to paying off rental property early
9 October 2023 | 94 replies
Expected cash flow should be your best projection of the cash flow and should have a vacancy estimate, PM costs, Cap expense estimate, maintenance estimate, any utility costs, and misc fees that often are calculated over the sum of RE investments such as LLC, umbrella coverage, office expenses (space/help/equipment), car mileage, etc. 
Cody Wageman Looking to start investing in STRs
30 November 2022 | 34 replies
And by following the correct steps above, it will be a lot easier to identify the right people because your equipped with the details from above vs just blind scatter shot of "I don't know" and leaving it up to them to dictate all those decision points for you. 
Pete Perez Renton WA - Kitchen Demo NEED CONTRACTORS
16 February 2022 | 12 replies
Its their labor,   truck costs,  disposal costs,   licences, certifications, and all the taxes and stuff they have to pay.Also be careful that the full wall demo (last picture,  with furnace in it)  isn't a load bearing wall.if you are inclined and able,  stripping a kitchen down to bare room  isn't that hard  (kinda fun too to smash cabinets with sledgehammer)  but make sure you are able to haul the materials to the dump,  which may mean renting/borrowing a trailer or pickup if you don't have such equipment.   
Daria B. Well & Septic - what is your experience
10 February 2022 | 7 replies
If you acquire the property, check into a Home Warranty Plan to cover all major components including well equipment and septic system (plumbing systems)
Travis McGray Learning how to analyze apartments
16 March 2023 | 24 replies
When first starting out on this journey, you only need to know two things, you need to know the actual NOI and market Cap Rate of the property to determine if you have a deal.How to figure an apartment’s NOIThe first step to determine NOI is to calculate Total Income.Total income is simply the total of all income streams from the property for the year and can include:• Rents from the apartments themselves• Laundry and vending machines• Parking fees• Late fees• Any other incomeFor a simple working example, let’s say that we’re looking at a 100 unit complex where every unit rents for exactly $1,000 per month – ha ha, wouldn’t that be nice?
Nathan Yarnell Agent said not to worry about cash flow and consider tax benef
28 October 2021 | 107 replies
Most agents are not investors themselves so they're not equipped to offer you advice on your investing strategy.