Andrew Lietzenmayer
How long and how much to set up residential lot?
I am planning on purchasing a residential lot in Florida and putting a prefab home in. The prefab home will be paid in full. I'm seeing different numbers online with zoning costs, pulling permits, etc. Does anyone k...
Derek G.
Points & Miles (Travel Related)
Hi All!I love to travel. Europe, Middle-East, Asia, tropics you name it. I fly quite frequently either for work or for leisure. I traveled for many years and didn't utilize the advantages of miles and points programs....
Sal Zafar
Should I do sub-meter in Low income units
Wanted to know, if there is any benefit by adding cost of installing sub-meters in low income units. Yearly water bill is $9k to $10k. Or should i just start charging tenants part of water consumption? also can i star...
Doug Britton
Introduction New Potential Investor from Pittsburgh, PA
Just found the community and am blow away with the amount of knowledge and help this community has available. I'm in the Pittsburgh PA area looking to buy my first investment property. I currently have roughly $20k ...
Tristyn Combs
Calculating STR Utilities!
Hi all, how do you go about calculating utility costs for short-term rentals, specifically for an out-of-state market? Do you Google and/or contact utility companies in that town to get an average of utility costs bas...
Michael Kalisch
What cap rate do banks use in multi family appraisal?
Im analyzing a 6 family deal in NJ and trying to figure out the value after filling up the units and getting market rent. After all repairs and At market rent the cap rate will be at 8% So what is the the cap rate tha...
Kevin Andrews
Denver land lording
Moving to the denver metro soon and have begun looking at places to house hack, then convert to a full time rental. Going through the eval process now and had a few questions:1) what's standard for utilities? What, if...
Carolyn Yates
Liens with Foreclosure purchase
I am considering purchasing a condo at auction. There are two liens recorded, one for the HOA and one for a utility. The HOA lien gives the amount through April 2021. I am trying to find out how much will be owed i...
Joseph Crunkilton
Why did my gas bill go up 100-200%?
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...
Jenna Stonecipher
How to keep pipes from freezing
Hello, BP'ers.
I bought a 4plex last week, and only one unit is occupied. I'm rather new to REI and I'm seriously worried about pipes freezing. I can't shut the water off because of the family living there. T...