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Hi All,
Has anyone heard of the "Home Possible Loan" from Freddie Mac? What are some Pros and Cons of using this method as this is the first time I'm hearing about it. I've never heard of it mentioned on the BP Podc...
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Hey Landlords! question regarding the utilities. For a duplex, what are the utilities that landlords are paying vs tenants? And for landlord paid, what are they on average? thanks in advance!
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I'd like some feedback from the BP audience.
Long story short, I bought a duplex on a lake. The margins are slim but still positive, but the reason I purchased the house is due to property values rising a signific...
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I recently bought two fourplexes, and previously all utilities were paid by the owner. The utility bills are quite high ($150/tenant/month), and with the average rent for my units being 450, eat up 1/3rd of my income....
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!I'm trying to figure out the best way to handle my utility expenses on a rental property. I haven't closed on a property yet (I actually haven't even made an offer yet *sweat-smile emoji*...
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1. How do people deal with communal furniture in a house-hacking set-up? Does the owner always buy all the communal furniture?
2. When it comes to utilities / wifi / etc, do you still charge separately for it all or...
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Does anybody have experience with leasing out a residential multi family home by the bedroom for extra Cashflow (i.e. leasing out all 8 bedrooms of a quadplex or leasing out 7 and living in one)? Pros and cons of this...
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My wife and I are considering buying a house that has an 840sqft 1 bed 1 bath apartment in the basement. Does anyone have experience with doing this? How would the utilities work? Primarily electricity and cable/inter...
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I have become quite interested in purchasing units in the Allentown area but was curious, what is the trend for utilities, trash, water/sewer, etc? Are you paying or do you have tenants pay? I couldn't locate any mand...
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I see on most of the Bigger Pockets blogs, podcasts, or webinars that when analyzing a property and its expenses, many times utilities such as water/sewer/garbage, electricity, gas, etc. are thrown into the expense co...