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I see on most of the Bigger Pockets blogs, podcasts, or webinars that when analyzing a property and its expenses, many times utilities such as water/sewer/garbage, electricity, gas, etc. are thrown into the expense co...
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Hey PBers.I'm a little scarred from tenants using my nice SFRs to build grow houses. It has only happened once, and through amazing luck, they turned out to be the nicest drug dealers ever and helped pay to remediate ...
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Hey All- I am deciding on a property in Maryland for rental which is 3 br/3 full bath and noticed the heat furnace and boiler had a gas line. When checking at the back of the house saw the heatpump until might be 2 ...
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Utility question for furnished housing. So on a furnished house that you are leasing month-to-month or however long the tenant wants to stay with utilities included can you limit how much utilities are used? Basically...
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Hi folks,I am still in the education phase of my real estate journey but have started networking with friends who are also interested and would like to take action soon. I have a buddy who grew up in Portland, ME (we ...
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I'm just starting out renting our home to short term (3 months) renters while we're out of state on work assignments. What is usually included in rent? I have a potential tenant who feels utilities should be included....
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Has anyone purchased a duplex with only one gas meter? Did you update it to have two, how much did that cost? Did you leave it as one, how did you handle the bill? I'm looking for information, options and rough costs ...
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Hi everyone, what are your thoughts on incorporating comprehensive Energy Efficiency upgrades into residential real estate sales and also investment strategies? For example, upgrading all lightbulbs to LEDs, appliance...
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Hi everyone, I am closing on a property near the Asheville market that I intend to use for vacations but also STR via airbb/vrbo. I am looking for insurance to adequately cover my liability as a potential STR as this ...
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Does anyone have any experience with the process of doing this? I have a very large rental unit in a low income area. It is incredibly difficult to get good renters for a house of this size ... because the rent is h...