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27 November 2021 | 4 replies
My area it is $6 sf to replace. 2500sf*$6 sf= $15000/10 year life span/12 months in a year= $125 per month for 1 item in a capex budget.
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24 November 2021 | 5 replies
When we lived in Michigan the city we lived in had strict inspections that had to be conducted for a fee to redo burned homes.Realize that while you can encapsulate some of the burned wood to eliminate the smell, the heat does change the structure of the wood and may dictate replacement - again factor that into your offer.
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19 November 2021 | 2 replies
As you replace them, be sure to point out how easily sound travels between units, stress the quiet hours, etc.
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21 November 2021 | 29 replies
When you do a cash out refinance, you are basically paying off the existing mortgage on your home and replacing it with a bigger mortgage (up to 80% of the value of your home.)
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22 November 2021 | 7 replies
they can be more efficient than modern high-efficiency furnaces in some cases but they take a bit of maintenance and the radiators can be cumbersome in the rooms.
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19 November 2021 | 0 replies
With the house being so old it absolutely would not pass modern inspections.
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20 November 2021 | 1 reply
We purchased this property off the MLS in 2019 and replaced the roof and renovated the vacant unit of an inherited tenant who's lease expired.
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27 November 2021 | 17 replies
You also don't have to worry about a tenant bring in their own and the damage that may cause and if the units break, the tenant has to replace it.
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19 November 2021 | 0 replies
New kitchen, bathroom, added an owner's suite to the home, new plumbing and electrical, the HVAC worked but I had to replace the coil and duct, refinished floors.
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2 December 2021 | 6 replies
If the property is already rented and I’m just keeping it as Is with tenants in place and it’s got older systems in place and I figure some stuff is going to be needing replacement shortly I’ll use 8% and I’ll also try to have some cash reserves in place.