Skip to content
×
Try PRO Free Today!
BiggerPockets Pro offers you a comprehensive suite of tools and resources
Market and Deal Finder Tools
Deal Analysis Calculators
Property Management Software
Exclusive discounts to Home Depot, RentRedi, and more
$0
7 days free
$828/yr or $69/mo when billed monthly.
$390/yr or $32.5/mo when billed annually.
7 days free. Cancel anytime.
Already a Pro Member? Sign in here
Pick markets, find deals, analyze and manage properties. Try BiggerPockets PRO.
x
Results (1225)
Carlos Cevallos Tenant or owner pays Utilities
23 June 2017 | 12 replies

I'm new to real estate and am in the education phase.  While reading @Brandon Turner 's Book on Rental Property Investing in chapter 10 under utilities it states that you should look for properties where utilities can...

Charles Mangum Should I try to minimize losses if I phase out for most of them anyway?
21 May 2011 | 8 replies

I have a loss on a single rental property of about $3,500. Because my MAGI is $150k the loss is phased and I am not able to reduce my income by the loss. If that's the case should I not include all of the expenses t...

Jess Berdei Do I have to install a bedroom door at my cost?
20 July 2019 | 19 replies

I leased a 4-bed, 2-bath to renters. At the time, the fourth bedroom had no door hung in the door frame. It has a closet, and two means of egress (another door at the back of the room opens to the garage).Now, after a...

Jeff Lee What Type/Quality Windowblind Would You Use?
15 September 2014 | 13 replies

Hello, all.Right now I'm dead set on using Faux Wood Blinds for my rent house (3 bed). Assuming the average cost of a blind is $45 (tax-included) with the house having 10 windows, the cost will be $450.My uncle, who h...

Derek Petersen Can I get a furnace expert?
4 February 2015 | 13 replies

AC problems yes, but not many furnace issues. I have a fourplex built in the 80's, and one of the units is turning over. Painters call my PM and say the furnace is not working. PM sends a "comfort specialist" and the ...

Christian Podedworny Building low income housing using Shipping Containers ?
26 January 2019 | 65 replies

I am looking to build a 5-15 unit multifamily complex using shipping containers which are fully built from China.After having read dozens of articles about building multifamily using shipping containers I am convinced...

Khalid Ellis Live In Flip Connecticut
18 March 2021 | 11 replies

Hi I’m new to bigger pockets.I have read numerous real estate books and I’M interested in a live-in flip using a 203k.anyone have any insight on doing this in CT.all responses appreciated 

Alicia Prokos Rules of Thumb for Estimating Road and Utilities Installation Costs?
1 May 2023 | 14 replies

I am considering buying a 50 acre, rolling to hilly parcel with lake views near Knoxville, TN for a proposed subdivision of 1 acre lots.  I need a good short hand method to estimate the cost of building a curb and gut...

Erin K. help identify purpose of this strange building ??
20 November 2017 | 18 replies

My husband and I were out looking at investment properties all morning, as we are in the identification phase of a 1031.  We looked at a very nice brick apartment building. It has a nice, aluminum-sided, 3-car garage ...

Jeff S. How to evaluate capex/deferred maintenace before purchase
30 December 2015 | 2 replies

I'm in the learning phase before buying my first rental.  I'm thinking I will do a fourplex, owner occupied.  I've found a target neighborhood where the numbers (1% rule, 50% rule) seem to work and the tenants are des...