Brett Prescott
New Investor in Rhode Island
10 September 2018 | 13 replies
Also you may wish to check out local investor groups such as Black Diamond REI in southern Mass and RIREIG in Rhode Island.Since you just bought your first property, I would recommend taking at least 6 months, 12 would be better, learning how to be a landlord of your first rental unit before acquiring another one.Learn about renting a unit out, tenant screening, collecting rent, repairs, capital improvements, handling moveouts, etc.
Michael Breedlove
Newbies owner occupy 4plex and Considering What Next!
17 August 2018 | 20 replies
So your minimum expenses, even with no repairs, capex or vacancy is $1500/month.So best case you are -$211/month cash flow if you don't experience any maintenance, capex or vacancy expenses with the commercial loan.To be fair, you are building WAY more equity with the shorter commercial loan.
William Huston
Does this deal sound fishy?
16 August 2018 | 19 replies
I see a few of these every month from wholesalers with a 100k+ spread but like @Brian Pulaski said, ARV is high and repair estimate is low.
Elsa M.
Success with condominiums?
30 August 2018 | 8 replies
A condo is similar to a house but with a lot less control over the investment:The HOA can hit you with "special assessment" fees whenever they want to make a large repair, hurting your cash flow.
Jeff Duford
Do you let your tenants paint?
14 August 2018 | 13 replies
I found another tenant already and I told him that he can paint, if he wants to, since the previous tenant just went ahead and did it.
Tyler Bodi
Is this a Deal in Louisville, KY
14 August 2018 | 4 replies
That's all in meaning any repairs done and ready to rent.
Alfredo David
Greetings from Rookie invester Houston, TX
26 November 2018 | 4 replies
If all goes as planned I hope to begin investing in February (after the wedding); until then I'll be building contacts, browsing the MLS, and doing calculations on properties i find.A bit about myself; my father raised me to be independent and do manual labor myself and now because of him, I do many of the home repairs myself and like to believe I'm fully capable of being my own property manager (currently own a home i purchased thinking i could grow into).
Ryan Mulrooney
Landlord responsibility for high water charges
3 September 2018 | 7 replies
I looked at the tenant's bill for the same quarter the previous year as a benchmark and immediately and voluntarily paid half the big water bill, and again paid about a third of the bill for the quarter during which the repair was made.
Justin Nichols
Is this a good deal?
14 August 2018 | 1 reply
No mortgage, no existing tax liens, the house would need light repairs (paint and maybe floors).
Greg Horowitz
10-Unit Property built in 1920
16 August 2018 | 8 replies
The property averages about 2 units turnover a year, minimizing the amount of turnover repairs needed.