Tom Jenkins
Best way to learn real estate management?
I'm going to be taking over a couple buildings in NYC that belong to relatives of mine. I need to learn more about management but I have no idea where to start. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Carrie W.
prorating rent for tenant inconvenience
We have a house in New Mexico that is currently being rented. Unfortunately a number of smaller things have gone wrong and required repair (e.g. an appliance, a lock, etc) and more recently there was a plumbing issue...
Eric Maury
Splitting Water Bill on Tenants
Hi Guys, First time turning to BiggerPockets but love the community and could really use some feedback. Right now I own a multifamily--2 units--1 2br, 1 1br with a shared washer/dryer in house. My water bill is being ...
Dakota Rice
Flood issues right before closing
I’m two days from closing on my first rental property and I just found out that the property’s basement flooded for the second time in the last week. The property is an over/under duplex, and we have had excessive amo...
Amy Van Ollefen
What else should I find out before seeing a rental?
Hi,I'm looking at a deal for my first rental property. As much as I've tried to research and be prepared, I'm worried there's something I'm going to miss or forget to ask. So far: 4 unit and SF sold together because o...
Andrew S.
Proactively replace 1998 furnace that works fine and appears in good condition??
Good evening BP,I have a move out in one of my units that has a 1998 gas furnace that works great. No visible issues, haven't had any issues during the 5 years I've owned the place. Does anyone proactively replace fur...
Andrew A.
2017 Cleveland Duplex Expenses Exposed
I wanted to share my annual expenses because I had to do a lot of guesstimates before I bought my duplex. I swear when I asked some investors their expenses they acted like they had amnesia. Since I have over a yea...
Ryan Mulrooney
Landlord responsibility for high water charges
This past winter, my tenant contacted me about an outrageously large water bill. I immediately suspected an issue with one or more old toilets with brass innards, and my plumber confirmed that two were quietly trickli...
Sam Dal
Closed on home and utilities
It's been a few days since we close and so far, I haven't moved utilities like gas, electric,w ater over to my name and it's still in the seller's name. Everything remains on so I guess the seller didn't do anything ...
Scott Scoville
Kitchen Countertops / Budget Friendly / Durable
Just purchased a 4 plex. Want to install budget friendly, but durable countertops. What's everyone installing in their rental units?