Sabrina Baldwin
How to Reduce High Water Bill at Apartment Complex
I have an 8 unit apartment building and currently the water, sewer and trash is included in residents' rent. Each unit is a 2 bdrm and the rents range from $540-$575. The water is billed based upon usage and it contin...
Carlos Cristiani
Any insight on Palm Springs market? Looking into a flip deal.
Hi BP’s community! The deal pencils out, numbers work, checked out property and estimated rehab costs. My question is, how active is the market in PS? How long should I expect to hold before it sells?I want to be cons...
Stephanie Baron
Philadelphia Rowhouse Renovation
Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment in Philadelphia.
Purchase price: $220,000
Cash invested: $51,000
I originally purchased this house as my primary residence during the pandemic wit...
Julio Gonzalez
Energy Savings Credit for Your Property!
The 45L tax credit is an energy efficiency tax credit available to owners, builders and developers of apartment buildings, townhouses, condominiums and single family homes. The units must be more energy efficient than...
Ben Morris
2-family: How do I account for some shared electrical
I am in the inspection period for a 2-family where the owner lived on the lower level and rented the upper. The electrical is split per unit but there is a single furnace and hot water heater for the entire house. T...
Timothy Doenges
First Deal Diary in Beckley, WV!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Beckley.
Purchase price: $34,000
Cash invested: $6,000
First rental property! Bought out of estate sale. Replaced all windows and...
Thaddeus Ramirez
Electric bill is too high
What to do?
Have a tenant after 3 months of perfect rental payments requested that we negotiate a break of the lease because her electric bill came to high. I sent her a application for heat assistance in my area but...
Stephen S.
Duplex with common-utilities ?
Let's start by assuming that I have a duplex with utilities which cannot be separated. So separating the utilities is not an option in this case.How can I handle the utility costs?I can add secondary meters and then ...
Abby S.
Chicago A+ area house hack gut check
Looking to get a gut check on a house hack that I might want to fully lease out as an investment in the future. Background info: A+ area (wicker park), 3 large 3 bed legal units, 1 non conforming, 5 minute walk to El,...
Alan Asriants
With High interest rates, investing in your own properties can make more sense
The current market is making it extremely difficult to make any solid investmentsWhat I am seeing with my clients is that unless you are putting 40% or more into an investment you aren't really cash flowing. I go into...