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What do landlords spend money on for rental SFR that end up being a waste of money? Seasoned investors have probably learned these items over time that new investors could benefit from.
Windows , Blinds, Upgraded A...
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With all the focus I see on calculating investment returns, something I consistently see missing in the analysis is: RISK.There are two sides to consider when analyzing any investment: Risk and Return.As a community, ...
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Greetings BP STR Community. I'm looking for some templates of STR contracts you use to possibly charge guests for things other than breakage that insurance would cover. For instance, if a guest is noisy and you end...
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First official post to the forum; my name is Brendan and I live in Southern Ohio! My ultimate goal is to wholesale/flip and maybe even own a few rentals. We all know we can keep thinking about what we want to do but p...
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So I’m using the bigger pocket calculator. When I put my expense in such as 5% repair, 5% cap ex, 5%vacancy I get a positive cash flow but on the 50% rule I get negative cash flow. I’m not sure which one to follow. Am...
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Any good free resources for sample maintenance agreements?
Need to provide esq. with list of items we want included in a shared maintenance agreement. We wanted to look at some sample ags to get a better jist of wh...
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Where can I get an itemized letter of damaged property as it pertains to the security deposit? I've combed the internet for NC. What am I missing?
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We currently charge residents a flat fee for water, $25 for a 1 bedroom and $35 for a two bedroom. My questions is, should I keep water a separate charge from rent or should it be included? Should I charge $750 for re...
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Hi All - my new tax accountant is recommending that all future rehab jobs have a line-by-line itemized estimate for her purposes. I ran this by both my mentor and one of my contractors and they pushed back saying tha...
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I want to make sure my accountant does the right thing for me regarding when its time to file taxes being that I now rent out a single family home that I bought and rehabed...is there a sort of check list? I am curren...