Hello all! I am a REI. My primary market is Utah. I am now getting into the CA scene to help my parents save some money for their retirement in 15 years. I want to set them up for success as they have had a lot of fin...
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Wondering if anyone on here does RUBS and handles the billing themselves? What is your method? Has it worked well? Any problems? Also anyone that uses another company for this, how has it worked out? Any compa...
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I have an 8 unit apartment building and currently the water, sewer and trash is included in residents' rent. Each unit is a 2 bdrm and the rents range from $540-$575. The water is billed based upon usage and it contin...
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Hello All, I am a new house hacker living in Saratoga Springs, NY. I have a two bedroom unit that will be available mid 11/2017 and I want to make sure I fill it with a respectful tenant. The market is slow at this ti...
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I live in California and I purchased a duplex in WA State and closed on 7/24/2015. I had a PM already contracted to take over the same day, which he did go over and talk to the two tenants.Last week, on 9/16, 2015, I...
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I now have a consideration for house hacking. The reason I'm open to this option is because the market that I reside in is currently above my price point criteria. Question1: Is there a cash flow criteria for house ha...
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Cleveland Water is now billing clients monthly versus quarterly. Is this our opportunity to opt out of paying these bills? I'm talking about low income housing. Are any Cleveland Investors making tenants pay ALL utili...
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Anyone have any suggestions on helping reduce our natural gas utility bill. We use gas for hot water heaters and heating our units in our 10 plex. We are considering adding more insulation and switching tenants over f...
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Hi guys, so I actually started viewing some properties this week. Came across this 4 plex and would be interested in hearing what you all think:Gross rental income $ 3,425 Monthly Expenses: Mortgage (25% down) $1,240P...
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Background:
Hi,
I own and live in a two family home where I rent one of the apartments (above mine) out to a small family. The apartment is a renovated 3br, 1 bath in northern NJ with heat and hot water included. Th...