Michael Seeker
Landscaping - Capital Improvement or Repair/Misc Expense?
I'm freshening up some landscaping at a rental property and am wondering if there are steps I can take to make this a repair or misc expense or is it a capital improvement no matter what? Cost is ~$1500 if that i...
Nathan Hedrick
Back Again with More Questions
Hi,I have been reading into real estate investing and I am trying to learn how to calculate all the different aspects of a property when checking it out, such as Income, Expenses, Cash Flow, and CoC. Now the issue I a...
Trace P.
Changing from well water to city water
Hi everyone,
I'm evaluating a SFH in Columbus OH at the moment, everything looks ok except that this property isn't connected to city water (it is on well water, of which the pipe has broken). I called up the City of...
Mark Forest
Tenant truck on lawn
I have a clause in my lease that vehicles are not to be parked on the lawn. My tenant is a truck driver and parked his big commercial semi on the portion of the lawn next to the street. He claims that is none of my ...
Dave Polykoff
How do I add home value with back patio?
Anybody have experience with remodeling a back patio area for a rental property? I purchased a triplex in Philadelphia (near Temple University). The bottom unit has access to a decent-sized back patio (about 28’x17’)....
Justin L.
Replacing no credit history with larger deposit or cosigner?
Hi BP! Question on screening. I am just getting the second unit of my first investment property (duplex) done and hopefully rented out very soon! After advertising and sifting through applicants I have 3 bible school ...
Alexander Cadavid
HELP!!! Steps to take after driving for dollars.
I was just hoping to get some sort of list or steps to take to do after driving for dollars. Here's a made up scenario:Say I was driving for $$$, I come across a house with boarded up windows, over grown grass and wha...
Jackson Long
Memphis, Chicago, everywhere else...
Hey folks,I am on a road trip at the moment scouting properties. I was going to pull the trigger on a couple in Spokane, but got cold feet. The cash flow from the stuff in Memphis is just soooo much higher. It look...
Doug Bandy
Lawn furniture on grass
I have a tenant who has 2 chairs and a small table on the grass in the back yard causing my mower guy to have to stop and move it before mowing. The lawn guy has asked them to move it on the day he mows, but they refu...
Bradley W.
New Motivated Member from Northern California (Sacramento)
Hello everyone, My name is Brad and I am a new member from Northern California. I'm 25 years old and currently studying Economics at Sacramento State. Currently, I run my own business and that is part of the reason I...