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4 March 2019 | 5 replies
Hi guys, I have been purchasing rental properties in TX and GA using conventional mortgage, but I'm thinking at some point in the future I want to purchase my own primary residence, and afraid that if I keep buying rental properties and maxing my leverage using my W2 income I will be too levered to buy my own residence.As someone that recently started out, I use conventional mortgage because of the lower interest rates and my lender doesn't charge me any origination fee (although not a fan of 25% down on small multi).
2 March 2019 | 4 replies
2/1 in the Bronx I charge 1500 and a 1/1 1000.
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4 March 2019 | 4 replies
We've had a third inspection before and the inspector could've charged us $75 for it, but chose to waive the fee.Hope that helps!
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4 March 2019 | 33 replies
It turns out her old landlady in a similar situation had brought out a contractor and made a lot of noise about replacing the whole vinyl window, and finally charged her $70.00 for an entire new screen frame shipped from the window manufacturer.Same landlady who ate my tenant's security deposit and had never heard of giving notice before banging on the door.
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2 March 2019 | 1 reply
Go over your PM contract, contract should state what are your turnover fees they vary by PMs..Some will charge 50% first month rent as Finder fees other might charge full month rent.Concerning your question, PM role varies by companies.
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3 March 2019 | 4 replies
Then I manually adjust their charge and move on.
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3 March 2019 | 1 reply
It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.
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4 March 2019 | 19 replies
If there is a lease with the tenant it is up to the owner or through its agent the property manager to back charge the tenant or sue the tenant for lease specific damages .
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7 February 2020 | 8 replies
A landlord may not:(1) charge an applicant a screening fee when the landlord knows or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable future time;(2) collect or hold an applicant screening fee without giving the applicant a written receipt for the fee, which may be incorporated into the application form, upon request of the applicant; or(3) use, cash, or deposit an applicant screening fee until all prior applicants have either been screened and rejected, or offered the unit and declined to enter into a rental agreement.Subd. 2.Return of applicant screening fee.