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8 March 2021 | 9 replies
@Adam WhitneyI honestly have never broken jobs down by square feet in general.
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12 June 2019 | 6 replies
The disposal simply just was not working because of "too much food" but it was not broken and no parts or anything were replaced.
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20 July 2018 | 9 replies
It may be more expensive then the ice maker but if the repair man said the model is problematic this $250 ice maker issue could turn into another $300 broken part a few months down the line.
11 November 2018 | 12 replies
My old landlord pulled in $60k/yr in gross rent for a single house broken down into 3 units.
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17 April 2022 | 1 reply
If you aren't using a property manager, then your cleaner essentially become your de-facto manager, informing you of anything that is broken, needs addressed, etc.
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21 March 2009 | 20 replies
If you owned the home and 30 years later in your mind you've just broken even, you're forgetting the alternative . . . 30 years of wasted rent.
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5 September 2008 | 12 replies
As an investor, it’s common that I’ll buy houses with broken hot water heaters (among other things), and I can’t generally expect the seller to fix this for me, especially when my seller’s are usually banks.
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6 July 2007 | 4 replies
The materials should largely remain the same when the schedule is padded.C) With the labour costs broken out you can see where the time is going and what sort of costs are being charged.
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25 October 2007 | 6 replies
I'm talking about stolen appliances, holes in the drywall, broken windows, drug paraphernalia, and even sometimes urine and feces.
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29 October 2013 | 12 replies
Probably broken furniture and keeping the place clean will be the toughest.