Happens a lot when a house has been abandoned and closed up for a while.Although ceiling fans are popular here in the south, I got tired of replacing the starters in the light or fan sections after tenants manage to yank the cords out. 

Hello everyone:I am new to BP, and to real estate investing, I live in Los Angeles and find it difficult to figure out what is the best investment strategy for my market, I was hoping someone with success in investing in Los Angeles could shed some light on what are the best strategies for this market, I would greatly appreciate any advice, Thank You BP family.

I did a primer and one coat of paint and if the light hits the walls a certain way, you can see some of the old color still.

Redfin lists the property at $247k.The house is in pretty good shape, I'd say and we're investing about $1k in patch-work touch-ups, and general landscaping clean-up.The agent is taking 5% of the total sale.

To calculate utility bills per square footage seems like a good estimate, but you can have the tenant that is efficient and likes to save power, while the other tenant blasts AC with the windows open and always has the lights/TV on.

Needs mainly cosmetic repairs, paint, carpet, kitchen, bathroom, lights, gutters and flooring.

each unit seperate meter and house meter for halls, basement and exterior lighting.. 

My uncle has a property that has one tenant upstairs already paying $700 a month and could rent the downstairs after some painting and light renovations for another $750.  

We also had to light hot water tank and clean and check furnace."

one has a street light I must pay as well.