Adam Peacock
Good/Bad? HELOC per property for emergency repair costs
Greetings BP fam,As I continue to build my portfolio, I understand investors should be baking a cash reserve into the cost of a rental's cash flow equation to cover planned/expected costs such as roofing or water heat...
James Morrissey
How to automate 24/7 emergency coverage for Rentals?
I am interested in gaining different perspectives on how to hire an office manager and handyman so I can focus more of my time on finding properties.
John Acheson
SBA 504 screen-out emergency on 1st CRE deal
something like projections not matching tax returns,we applied with two operating companies,so the CDC combined financials(that we never saw) and we thinkthose numbers could have been the problem?also, does the SBA ma...
Aubrey Buikema
Tenant not paying rent due to emergency gas shut
Hi there,I have a question regarding how to handle a unique situation. This week, peoples gas shut off the gas to my entire building due to a “gas emergency” (without notifying anyone). I was notified by a tenant that...
Robert Knight
SW Florida Cities Top WSJ Emerging Housing Markets Index
BREAKING NEWS: WSJ ranks SWFL at the top of the Emerging Housing Index. Now is the absolute best time to get into the #buildtorent market.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/floridas-west-coast-cities-top-wsj-realtor-coms-...
Lena S.
Who pays for tenants accomodation in case of emergency?
Two weeks ago, we've got a call from one of our tenants about gas leaking outside our property. We immediately called the service, they came and fixed the problem, and since there was not signs of gas leaking insid...
Kikko Maeyama
Cash reserves, emergency fund, operating acct, security depo acct
Hi. I would like your advice and experience. Does a new one-apartment rental business need all 4 accounts/funds? Can I put a security deposit in the operating account until it is returned to a tenant instead of openi...
Laith Ali
can you come up with $400 in an emergency
Hi,I was reading an article a few days ago that said 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. I couldn't believe almost half the country is that broke. The median household income is 60k, so ...
Sean Fisher
After-hours/emergency-only service for self-managing landlords
Hello,
My wife and I are self-managing our two properties and are comfortable fielding calls for maintenance requests and emergencies during "normal business hours." However, we occasionally go out of town and into a...
Jose Enage
Canadian Investor from BC- - looking at US Emerging Markets
Hi,
I'm from Vancouver and would like to find out which emerging markets in the US I should focus on. I hear BMW (Baltimore-Maryland-DC) are good places to start. Are there any in the West Coast? Any suggestions where...