Kelsey Folger
Buying First Property: In an A school district?!?
My husband and I are trying to buy our first rental property. We live in a very popular market in the Midwest where there is a lot of competition for buyers. Is it worth it to pay a premium in a A- neighborhood in ord...
Rebecca Coleman
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
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Kim C.
Asking for new Carpet
My husband and I have rented this house for 24 years. Raised our kids here, and now we are retired.
The carpet is 17 years old, and I would like some new carpet. The house is 1186 sq ft, so it's not like a hu...
Eric Espinoza
Arlington, Virgnia - Could Use Some Advice on Single Family Home
Hey there BP Community!
Hope this note finds everyone well.
My wife and her sister have been renting out a single family home they inherited from their parents in Arlington, Virginia for over a decade. Both sisters ...
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Smelly carpet
I recently had a long term tenant move out. They had dogs, and the carpet is really smelling doggy now. The carpet has been cleaned by commercial cleaners (they actually cleaned it one day, I came to check out the p...
Richard Warren
Auto Workers Still Get Paid
What’s wrong with this picture?
Chrysler shuts down for a month but workers still draw full pay and benefits. The UAW contracts call for workers to get paid whether they work or not. Is it any wonder that US auto...
Abou C.
Pets policies?
HelloPlan on acquiring a 2-4 unit multifamily pproperty in the RI/MA area next year. I understand most people have some type of pet wether it's a dog or cat to name a few, what are some policies have you used for pets...
Stephen S.
Would you discount rent for a better tenant?
My question is based on:
A lower rent is an appealing feature to most tenants.
So if the advertised rent is lower-than-market I would expect the pool of potential tenants to be larger.
A larger po...
Peyton LaBarbera
How to calculate NOI?
My question is... When do I take out the average 5% vacancy fee and the average 10% maintenance fee? Are both taken out of the gross rental income before all of the other operating expenses or after you deduct the ope...
Christina R.
we "bulletproof" rentals but with what specific fixtures?
I'm beginning my first rehab in inner city Baltimore. I've read a lot of very useful information about shoring up rentals pre-tenant occupancy and during turnovers. I'd LOVE to hear what very specific fixtures peopl...