Tim Sipowicz
Figuring out property taxes.
Hello BP. I’m running numbers on a potential buy and hold and when looking at the property tax history, it says $2800 in 2019 but an assessment of $7800. Should I expect to pay that $7800 if I purchase this property? ...
Steve Ehrman
Fans in apartments don't vent outside.
We have an 8 unit apartment building. Although we have owned it for 4 years, we just realized that the bathroom and kitchen fans don't vent outside the building. They vent under the roof.We are in the Detroit MI are...
Chinmay Goswami
Factors for Investing in SFH for rental Income
What are various factors that are considered while buying a rental property at todays price points to justify the investment? 2% rule was good for during the last few years, their is continuous downward pressure on th...
Alan Walker
2019 Forecast for Salt Lake Market
2019 ForecastI attended the Utah Board of Realtors Forecast breakfast on Friday where James Woods, a U of U economist spoke on the fundamentals of the Salt Lake Market. Do you agree with his forecast?https://www.orig...
Michael B.
Dry a damp basement - Quick fix needed
Do you guys have any suggestions on how I could get a damp basement dry for a section 8 inspection. I don't want to go "all out" and put in a drain tile system right away just to pass this inspection. I want the house...
Kristin Kerr
Checking in with a tenant-physical inspection required?
Hi,We are 6 months into renting out our condo to a young professional. We live several states apart due to a job change (hence why we are renting out our condo in the first place). I’m just curious if we should schedu...
Ryan Luby
Tenants keep running out of oil!
Small problem we are having with tenants which I wanted to start a discussion about.In one of our properties our tenants do not have access to the basement for some safety concerns and so they can't go messing with pl...
Andrew S.
Mildew on window sills - charge tenant?
Hey BP community,
I have an inherited tenant who moved out of a single family home. They left with a decent amount of mildew on the window sills. I'm in Montana and the windows are good double pane vinyl windows. ...
Alex T.
Question about Property Easements
I own property A, and I have two identical alleyways, one on each side of my property that lead into the backyard of property B. There currently exists an easement between property A and property B which says that pro...
Kevin D.
Tips for CA mountain markets for VRBO <$250k
Does anyone have suggestions for mountain communities in Northern California between Latitude of Sacramento and as far south as Fresno where I could achieve the following with a primarily VRBO investment but occasiona...