BP Friends,I was hoping you all could provide some guidance. I drove by my property a week ago and the front and side yard grass is dead. We have had a couple very warm months in Southern California and my suspicion i...
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2018 is off to a great start!!
I have obtained my first rental and I am on the verge of meeting potential tenants for renting.
What utilities do you usually have tenants pay in a SFH?
My house has central AC and ...
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I just purchased a fully rented triplex. It has a shared boiler and shared water heaters. The seller added a little bit to each lease, but not nearly enough and the rent is already under market. The families in the u...
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My tenants left the property at the end of the lease. 10 days later I received on the door a overdue notice at the name of the tenant but my address that they didn't pay for their water and that it is $300.
I already ...
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I'm new to real estate and am in the education phase. While reading @Brandon Turner 's Book on Rental Property Investing in chapter 10 under utilities it states that you should look for properties where utilities can...
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We are located in Texas. We purchased a multi-family property consisting of 24 units, all duplexes about 3 years ago. We have paid the monthly water bill since then, but want to transition to having the tenants pay th...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $80,000
Cash invested: $18,000
This was my 3rd investment property I purchased. Roughly 9 blocks away from the Uni...
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All, I have a vacant rental that was costing me $20 or so a month for the gas alongside mortgage and other utilities. The last two months my bill has jumped to $200 and $250. This is a small, vacant rental that is onl...
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In a recent article on American Banker, several financial technology startups were highlighted that are helping lenders in loan underwriting. One of these financial tech startups is called ‘Enigma.’ This technology al...
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A while ago on the podcast (can't remember which episode) I remember one of the guests talking about how they were able to sub meter the water for a multi unit building by using some type of device that can read the w...