
5 September 2018 | 8 replies
My family currently rents a 950 sq ft apartment and honestly, I'm just sick of barely scraping by so I'm going to stop treading water and begin doing something!

7 September 2018 | 7 replies
We are looking at a 30-unit built in the 1960's, and the current building is set up with two oil boilers, one for the hot water, and one for radiator heat.

1 September 2018 | 19 replies
Don't forget to account for vacancy, repairs, capital expenditures, property management (even if you self-manage, there will likely come a time when you don't want to), and water/sewer (if you pay for them).

2 September 2018 | 7 replies
When it comes to a group of trailers aka mobile homes the big thing I see is waste water and sewage .

12 September 2018 | 9 replies
Myself I'd consider if it seemed like an area that has potential to change ..like if it's on the edge of a hip or hot area or the city has plans to invest and revitalize the area .
3 September 2018 | 10 replies
These folks have caused a water damage and downstair roof has crashed down in the washer/dryer room.

2 September 2018 | 3 replies
Vacancy of 5% seems a bit low, I would use 7.5% (1 month per year) unless you are in a very hot rental market.

2 September 2018 | 6 replies
When dealing with a shady handyman, that's like blood in the water for sharks.In the future, you can best prevent this by not waiting till the last minute to take care of such repairs.

3 October 2020 | 9 replies
I am seeing that the market is very hot right now.

16 September 2018 | 3 replies
I agree with Michael that your main goal should be to determine if the property can generate a good positive cashflow after running the numbers and taking into account any cap X costs that may be coming up such as a new roof or hot water tank.