Bill Dodge
Can I repair holes in walls myself and charge a hourly rate.
I am evicting a tenant and I know of holes in the walls Can I do the repairs and charge them a hourly rate If so what would be an acceptable rate for the repairs.They also ripped the shelves off the refrigerator and I...
Eric Stiffler
Tax Q: What about expenses incurred prior to purchasing?
I have a couple of rental properties, 4 doors. Been at it for almost 15 years (yes, its just a side-thing, for now...). Have also been doing my own taxes the entire time. Expenses incurred to maintain, fix, service th...
Larry Hoekstra
Auctions ... Buying Real Estate
Ive been investing in real estate for about 10 years now, usually doing flips. Instead of buying off bandit signs or the MLS I would like to try some auctions. To start, maybe Hubzu or Auction.com. I am hesitant fo...
Nicholas Natale
Returning Tenant Deposit
Hi friends, I bought my first duplex a little over two years ago and now I have my first tenant ever moving out. The issue here is that they painted parts of my kitchen cabinets. The cabinets are factory white, but no...
Dave Ketcham
Replace refrigerator icemaker?
We supply a refrigerator with our rental property. It's a modest but nice 3BR 2BA SFR in a nice neighborhood in Lee's Summit, MO. The refrigerator is older and the icemaker stopped working. The tenant has asked ...
Jacob Willett
Working on my first house-hack while in college
I am currently 20 years old in my 3rd out of a 5 year college program. I have been interested in real estate in the background for a few years but in the past couple months I have gone much deeper into it and I would ...
Cathy B.
Rental Damage Advice Desired
Hello,
I am a landlord to 1 single family property and I'm now trying to figure out how to handle some possible tenant misuse of some appliances. The appliances are in good working order except for these damaged pie...
Vina Real
Would you consider buying a property with a pool?
This property is a $180,000 short sale and has a non working pool. For my first investment property, is it wise to purchase this SFR knowing it would add another expense to fill in the pool? I'm planning to BRRRR it. ...
Ty Jenkins
Is this a good deal?
I am working on getting my first house under contract and after viewing the house im not sure if it’s a good deal or not. Here are the numbers Arv = 200,000 to 230,000Repairs = Total gut and rehab. My estimate was 70,...
Rick Albert
Water Submetering in Los Angeles with ADU
Hello Everyone!Right now between my house and ADU, we split the water based on the square footage. When looking back, that isn't an accurate way to do it for a variety of reasons, plus it is a hassle every time to do...