i am leaning toward installing a dishwasher but NOT installing a garbage disposal. thoughts or strategies either way?

Wondering how you handle consumable supplies that you don't cover yourself. I'll be covering soap (dish, laundry, hand, dishwasher), toilet paper, paper towels, kitchen/small garbage bags coffee filters, scouring pads...

Hi All,I live in Denver and work a professional investor (not real estate).  Am considering branching out into real estate investing as well, but probably not Denver.  Anyone has suggested markets in the U.S. that you...

Is what I’m doing stupid? Please, all opinions welcome. I’ve turned our first home into a short term rental property. Mortgage is $3,000 and I’m making around $1,000 after all expenses. It’s been steady and I’m booked...

I had a brand new garbage disposal installed in my rental property 2-3 years ago.  I recently had a mid term renter call me last month to tell me that it was broken.  When he moved in, I gave him written instructions ...

Just browsing idly on LoopNet--I know these are the pick-over and overpriced deals--and I was curious about this 3.2 million listing for a 90 unit portfolio in Cleveland with a "projected" cap rate of 17. 27%. Occupan...

I recently looked at a two family. 3 bed 1 bath downstairs apartment and 1 bed 1 bath upstairs apartment. The asking price is $134,900. It's been on the market for one week as of today. The rent is said to be 1100 and...

I'm in a situation I haven't experienced before and looking for some input.My father owns 5 undeveloped acres on Long Beach Washington.  He was originally looking to sell it but I approached him with the idea of dropp...

I'll try to keep this as short as possible (ok, just finished - it is rather long).  I included a redacted version of my lease below a bunch of equal signs (====) for anyone who really wants to read into this.
TLDR: ...

Hi All,I've been investing for a few years now and when I'm running numbers I always set aside a percentage of the rent for maintenance and cap ex. I adjust this number slightly based on the condition of the property,...