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I am thinking of turning one unit of a duplex in Indiana as a short term Airbnb rental.
I have a question: What percentage of your income goes toward expenses such as cleaning fees, commissions, insurance utilities, ...
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Hi everyone, my name is Shane. I've spent the past 2 years doing everything I can to move to the Portland area for the Investing opportunities and to hopefully have an early retirement someday! I'm going into the Util...
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We are purchasing an REO for our first attempt at the BRRR method. It is a major fixer upper and our budget is squeaky tight to make it work. The AC unit is undersized at 2.5 tons for a 1800 sq ft home. It needs to be...
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An investor friend of mine is purchasing a SFR. The tenants had done a lot of smoking to the point of staining the walls. Will replacing carpet & pad, and all new paint take care of it, or are other measures in or...
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Anyone renting rooms in Baltimore City? How is it going? How do you find tenants? Are you using any programs? Pros/Cons? Do you collect weekly/monthly? What do you cover? Lots of questions.
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When managing a rental property, here are some common maintenance expenses to be aware of. Some can be passed on to tenants, while others are usually the owner's responsibility:1. Sewer Cabling/Drain Cleaning: When th...
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My latest project is a cute little ranch in Elkins Park, PA (just outside Philly). For a little context, the property already had quite a new upgrades when I purchased it. We are simply planning to update the bathroom...
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So, I help my dad who lives out of the country manage a duplex that he recently bought. This is our first round of tenants, we have one side rented, that *knock on wood* seem great. We screened a lot of tenants and wa...
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They have a deal on salt water hot tub.
According to the sales person, I don't need to handle PH level, adding chlorine or even changing water due to sodium level they maintain. (Just need to clean filter every mont...
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I'm sure I will one day regret all the "stupid" and embarrassing questions I am asking online right now - but for now the help is appreciated, so here goes:I have a small single family property that I just purchased. ...