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2 March 2016 | 6 replies
All the funds for the rehab will be towards, int/ext painting, new carpet, light landscaping and deep cleaning.
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3 March 2016 | 10 replies
. :)Property management companies might charge more if there is more maintenance, and you might need a super if the tenants are not used to cleaning up after themselvesIf you total all these up the 2% rule-of-thumb may not be the returns you're looking for, especially when you factor in the tenant headache you are dealing with.Last point: often if you buy a property for $30K you will likely be selling it for $30K in 10 years, so don't expect to necessarily get rich off the appreciation.With all that said don't let this stop you looking for property, because you MUST start somewhere - we all did.
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2 March 2016 | 1 reply
I am the owner of a Tree service company in Oklahoma we have done jobs from storm clean up and cosmetic repair jobs to trees on properties for landlords to residential work to a community center beautification for the Chickasaw Tribe.
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2 March 2016 | 1 reply
Cleaning up the property will be expensive, adding driveways, leveling the ground, adding sod, and adding a fence, comes to about $11K.
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2 March 2016 | 7 replies
At a minimum, all units need to have paint touch up, cleaning, inspection of systems, etc.
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3 March 2016 | 3 replies
I do the majority of fixes myself; painting, tile, clean up, counter tops.
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2 March 2016 | 0 replies
On average what kind of Fixed expenses am i looking at for Water, Sewere, Electricity and garbage.
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4 March 2016 | 5 replies
Has well and septic, electricity runs to lot and there are a ton of mobile homes in area and I see most are running off propane.
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4 March 2016 | 12 replies
I work a full time job and own a carpet cleaning business.
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3 March 2016 | 4 replies
He is very clean, respectable, and cuts down trees for a living.