Quick background: I have decided to start building a portfolio of rental properties (multi family) mostly in the Boston area for now. After acquiring a couple of 6 and 7 family - 600K properties, I realized it is quit...
Curious, as it's starting to get colder here, I'm thinking about when I will fire up my furnace for my four family and what temperature to set it to.
When do you other landlords fire up your furnaces and what temp do...
For all those landlords operating properties in cold climates, please share your thoughts on winter readiness processes. We send tenants a letter or text alerting them to some common winter issues:1. Disconnect garden...
Yesterday I got a call from a tenant telling me that his furnace would make an unusual noise when he turned on the AC the first time (yes, end of June - that's one of the perks of living in Wisconsin). I asked him to ...
When does a rental home renovation cost too much? I purchased my first home while college and it needed a ton of work. I used this home as my “crash course in home renovations”. I did all the work myself by watching Y...
Hello BP,I currently have 5 rentals in the OKC/ Edmond area and closing on 6th next month. I have an opportunity to move to Austin with my employer and need to make a decision on whether to continue self-managing my r...
I have a property under contract for $160k. I estimate the rehabbed value to be at $300k+, as a fiveplex.The property is already divisioned as a fiveplex, and is in an area that is supposed to go through some major i...
Do you have an AC guy service your unit regularly? How often and what does he do? Does he catch/prevent repairs before they happen?
i purchased a home that is a rooming house. three rooms. renting for 100 per week per room. in a perfect world, with no vacancy the home will collect 1200 gross rent. i paid 17k for the house tenant occupied. low...
I own a 5 unit apartment building. It really is a very old house (I would guess built in the 1920's) that was converted into apartments sometime in the 80's. This property has a huge hassle factor and is a headache.T...