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Ken Latchers Landlords - What are all your practical Money savers?
8 February 2014 | 61 replies

I thought it would be nice to have a collecting point for day to day money/time savers for rentals. Some things I do or have seen on the forum so far:

Remove storm doors.
Advertise rentals on craigslist
Remove or lo...

Lincoln Waite Paying utilities on a Multi-Family and it's eating all of my cash flow. (Iowa)
7 February 2025 | 21 replies

New investor here. My first property was a multi-family in Iowa. I got it for dirt cheap, and now I see why. The former owner (LLC) was rather lacking on upkeep of the units. And now after a year, the utilities are ea...

Mindy Jensen Flooding basement - what do you know about French Drains?
17 July 2015 | 42 replies

My neighbor's basement is flooding after some pretty heavy rain over the past week. They have called a basement guy out, who would solve the problem by jackhammering up the cement floor in the basement, digging a tren...

Barbara G. DIARY OF OUR FIRST BRRRR IN OUR REAL ESTATE LIFE
21 March 2017 | 90 replies

Well here we are closing today on our First BRRRR.   We got it for $72,000 and it needs approx $25,000 worth of renovation and we think it will rent for $950.00 for each 2 bedroom i bath and garage.  This is our 3rd d...

Bryanna Mendoza Spokane, WA - New House - Already Having Sewer Backup Problems!
1 March 2017 | 24 replies

I'll start from the beginning, because there are lots of little details I need to explain in order for you guys to fully understand the situation. (All names are substituted by fake ones for privacy reasons.)In April ...

Bienes Raices Do you bother getting a permit to replace the water heater?
19 July 2023 | 52 replies

I called the county permitting office and they do require a permit to replace a water heater. Since it's highway robbery to pay a licensed plumber to do anything, I was wondering if most people ignore the permit issue...

Jim Mootrey Mold: How much to discount?
1 December 2013 | 21 replies

I am in the due diligence period on a short sale. The inspector found mold in multiple places in the finished basement. The house has been empty since July and the utilities were turned off. I think that is the ...

Vicki Trusselli Market value is sociopathic
7 March 2019 | 18 replies

In a 69 year old retired female on fixed low income. I think that market value of rent is sociopathic. I rent with a roommate. New owners bought property. We have to move out as they are renovating and building will b...

Brandon Turner Help Needed!! Tips for Selling Your House - (What is YOUR tip?)
24 September 2013 | 31 replies

Hey everyone,

I'm working on a blog post, called (tentatively)

"100 Tips for Selling Your House Faster, Easier, and For More Money."

I think I have like 6 ideas... so I have a ways to go. Can anyone offer their ...

David Santore Thoughts on Electric Heat for Rental?
12 May 2020 | 24 replies

I'm in MA, and my property has oil. Typical 1900s style 2 family with dumpy - if any- insulation!  It's set about 300 feet back from the natural gas line on the street, and it order to bring NG in it'd be $7K to jus r...