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Alright so I currently am in negotiations with a local property owner. Its an off market deal so I'm not in a huge hurry, but plan to make an offer within the next week or two. I have the numbers listed below. Things...
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I'm working to rent out my first Section 8 home in St. Louis. I've posted the house on GoSection8.com and gotten quite a bit of interest. In my portal, I'm able to look at "Prospects." There are two details I have que...
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Wondering if anyone has any input on implementing RUBS for their property. I'm soon to close escrow on a 45 unit building in Central California (Bakersfield) and of course I'm looking to reduce expenses so I'm consid...
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I have been doing due diligence for properties available in my area based on the 50% rule and $100/door cash flow. What I cannot account for is the utilities. Some of the properties have separate utilities that the ...
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I have been looking around and found a few major cities where it seems to be common practice for the landlord to pay most, if not all, utilities. However, I plan to meter and pass all utility costs to the tenants wher...
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so I’m looking to do my first deal and when analyzing properties I want to add RUBS but how do I know if:
1. It’s legal to do in my market /state/county/city
2. How can I calculate? I heard people setting a price ba...
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I have a duplex I purchased in a bank foreclosure last November. It's a solid building with good bones except one thing - no furnaces and it has base board heating. Property is in a college town in Michigan, so the re...
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While analyzing deals in my local Cleveland market, I am always looking for way to come up with more accurate estimations for what I could expect to be rents, utilities, and property taxes. Currently, I use Rentomet...
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Hello BP forum. I just bought my first three family house In Lancaster Massachusetts, I'm very happy that I was able to pull it off. It came with one set of tenants who have been paying 750 per month which is very low...
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Hey all,I am a newbie. I have not yet invested in real estate though I am a graduate student and will be graduating next May and hope to jump into it as soon as I know where I will be living (due to my full time job ...