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Jacob Willett Working on my first house-hack while in college
22 June 2021 | 3 replies

I am currently 20 years old in my 3rd out of a 5 year college program. I have been interested in real estate in the background for a few years but in the past couple months I have gone much deeper into it and I would ...

Jeremy Kleier Building Small Multi-Family? Is it worth it?
18 April 2018 | 14 replies

We are considering building small multifamily units? Thinking 4 to 8 units in B class neighborhoods. Is anyone currently doing this? What are the risks? The hypothesis we are trying to poke holes in:Building new prope...

Stefan Gray Include Utilites on a House Hack?
1 September 2022 | 8 replies

I just got an accepted offer on my first multifamily. It's a 2 unit property (2 bed/1 bath & 1 bed/1 bath). I'm going to be house hacking and the units share meters (electric, water and gas). 
Should I include ut...

Joe Frey How to charge for utilities when property online has one meter?
29 April 2016 | 10 replies

I just purchased a property that was a duplex at one time and I'm converting it back to rent to two tenants. What are some good ways to bill/charge for a property that isn't metered for each individual unit? Should I ...

Mandy S. Mobile hotspot for portable security system
12 February 2021 | 1 reply

I've seen a few similar questions but no concrete answers.  Has anyone used a spare phone or mobile hotspot to provide wifi to a Simplisafe system to utilize the webcams?  The simplisafe system was super easy to setup...

Joshua Bautista Strategies in utilizing HELOC
12 January 2024 | 1 reply

Hey fam, got a buddy who’s looking to take out a 250k HELOC from his property. Just wondering if you guys can provide some strategies on utilizing the credit . Thank you !

George Smith Transferring elect and gas out of landlords name
5 September 2016 | 7 replies

Finally got my first tenant lease signed. He signed on Thursday night. I advised that he needs to get the power placed into his name within 2 days. Well... I called the power company and they told me that they actual...

Claudia Lewis SFR rental with solar system
21 June 2020 | 4 replies

How do you handle your SFR with a solar system?   Is it best to sell the tenant a specific amount of kwh for a specific price?   I'd be interested to know how others handle this, what works and what doesn't work. 

Angelo Davis Wording for my lease to protect me if I'm paying water and heat?
26 September 2018 | 9 replies

I just brought my first duplex in Baltimore City, 21213 area that I'll be house hacking.  I wanted to know what the best wording for my lease to protect me if I'm paying the utilities? I'll be paying for water and gas...

Tyler Holzer What (if any) utilities/upkeep do you have your tenants pay?
17 April 2019 | 3 replies

I am buying a duplex this summer for the purpose of a house hack. I will live in one unit and rent out the other. I am not sure if I should have my tenants pay all of their own utilities directly, or if I should pay t...