Wondering if any of you out there have some sort of "formula" you use to estimate repairs/maintenance and vacancy reserve costs when evaluating a new property?
I have been sort of guessing on mine so far and doing 5% ...

There's a house on my street that has had a tree lying on the roof since a storm on 05/25/2015. The owner/occupant had their satellite dish back on the roof the next day, but the tree remains. I know the neighbors beh...

Looking at a property in MA. The problem is that it has two asbestos insulated furnaces in the basement & it has a slate roof. I hear slate roofs are durable but more expensive to fix. Anyone have experience on th...

Hi all. I am wondering what my liability is when someone fell down my roof. Recently it was raining hard. Tenant called me, and I asked another tenant who had repaired roofs for me before. He has no license. He then t...

Hello everybody, I am getting close to my firsts purchase in the Dayton area. Two questions for the experts there:1. What things you think I shoul give especial atention in the Inspection of the Property? 2. Any good ...

I am in the process of acquiring my second SFH for rental. How much would you keep in reserve per property for repairs, etc?

I do not want to get pinched and have to dip hard into my own pocket, but I also do not wa...

We had an offer accepted the other day on a townhouse listed at 45k. It was fully flipped just a couple of years ago and the inside is in great shape. We would be buying from the owner who bought the flip and hav...

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 ...

This is to anyone who owns an apartment complex. How are you insuring your buildings? I have seen where they can be insured for agreed value, cash value, and replacement cost. I am curious how you all are doing it?

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I have a three-bedroom of getting ready to rent in Jackson Michigan. What is a reasonable price to pay for a tear off and re-roof?