Juan M Restrepo
Single Family with In-Law Suite(utilities)
Hello everyone,
I currently live in a single-family home with an unfinished basement. The basement has its own independent exit so no need to interact with the top floors. The plan is to build an In-Law suite and re...
Colleen F.
Will tenants pay more if you roll costs into the rent?
I saw a few people who recommend to roll the sewer/water bill in the rent costs so theoretically you could charge more rent to absorb that cost. For my area that works for heat but it does not seem to matter for ...
Brian Kolb
Utilities Land lording
Hello,I'm looking to buy my first rental property in Maryland. It is a duplex with one unit on the top floor and one unit on the bottom floor. I am planing on living in one unit and renting out the other. The units ar...
Steve Yoder
How can I pass utility costs to the tenants?
In most of my buildings the tenants pay for their own utilities. However, in one of my multifamily buildings (24 unit) I pay for both the water and heat (gas) which is costing over $55/month/unit. It isn't cost effe...
Scott Rose
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted. Not sure if I am integrating Private Money correctly (5%, will do 100% of cost + rehab, ...
Andrew Cruz
Broadmoor Duplex: House Hacking
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Colorado Springs.
Purchase price: $525,000
Cash invested: $20,000
Side-by-side duplex, 3B3B each unit
What made y...
Rick Novotny
Utilities & Property Managers
Utilities in my investment market are a giant pain. I call for revert-to-owner, they mess it up, the tenant turns off utilities and then it doesn't revert. Do management companies typically handle the utility companie...
Tyler Piciullo
Section 8 Question On Rents. (Section 8 Experts NEEDED)
Hi. Let's say that for a zipcode the local Section 8 HUD Payment Schedule is $2500 after utility deductions call it $2300. Now let's say the going rent in that zipcode is $2,900 for a non-section 8 program tenant.Ques...
Joey Andres
Attitude/Personality Needed For Rent Increase
Hello,
I have scoured the forums for rent increase posts. Most of them focus on how much to increase and what not. Owning multiple types of multi-family rentals (Class C and B for now), I have a good grasp of the val...
Joseph Crunkilton
Why did my gas bill go up 100-200%?
All, I have a vacant rental that was costing me $20 or so a month for the gas alongside mortgage and other utilities. The last two months my bill has jumped to $200 and $250. This is a small, vacant rental that is onl...