Grant Doyle
Sketchy Zillow Tactics
My parents are in the process of buying a home. When my mom identified they home on Zillow there was obviously a seller agent listed, she clicked on the “schedule a tour” and was contacted about a tour.When she shows ...
Chris G.
Utily charge for tenants
I was wondering if anyone had a better insight on this issue. We have a deal with the owners that anything over $200 per month on utilities the tenants pay. So if there's 3 tenants in the unit and the utility bill is ...
Jerome Morelos
Rent by the Room strategy Utilities
I plan on renting out the rooms in my property. Is it best to include the utilities in the rent or split them between the tenants?
Kate Jones
Solutions for utility payments
Hey BP.
I am currently looking to move from NY to Louisville. I read on the landlord-tenant laws that the landlord is in charge of paying the utilities. That is around 350 a month. From my understanding, some tenants...
Jerome Nunez
Analyzing Inspection Report - Quick Scan
I know that a lot of investors don't bother to repair a lot of the problems found in an inspection report. But how do you choose what to address and what not to? As a buy and hold investor, my instinct is to address a...
Ruth Ann Morris
Property Management companies
I currently live far from where I am going to be investing. I need to find a good, honest, not going to rip you off, property manager in the Sioux Falls, SD area. I have a decent one in the Ft. Myers area and would ...
Adam M Sommer
Property Managers Impact on Tax
I'm a newbie to STRs (I have LTRs) and looking to start in Branson (3 hours from home). I am debating self-managing vs using a PM, and am struggling to determine the tax impact of that decision.I know Sch E is where ...
Adriana Escalante
Bellies in Plumbing- Is It Worth the Fix?
Hi BP Community-I've been lurking in forums for a while but this is my first official posting!I'm super new to Real Estate and purchased my first home in Austin, TX last June. This house is my primary residence but I ...
Kurt Gutormson
Seller Financing and 1031 Exchange
Can an owner sell a property with seller financing and still use a 1031 exchange to purchase another property? Or how would the seller go about structuring the deal to avoid the large tax costs with selling?
Mike O.
water leak..... help pay water bill?
got an email from my tenant on dec 22 saying they got a letter from the city saying there water bill was higher than normal and there is probably a water leak somewhere(they just got back from a week vacation). Dec 23...