I am about to purchase my first small multifamily (5-unit) property and plan on initially managing it myself. I have some practical questions:1) How often do you clean the common areas?2) How often do you do pest cont...

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I have to this point mostly owned "residential" multifamilies. As I look into larger properties i am wondering if anyone has a list of improvements to make and estimated improvement $ amount to be added to va...

I rent a duplex to two groups of two tenants, so you`d think among the 4 of them, somebody could be home for a new AC unit to be installed.When they first notified me of the problem, I asked them to check the breaker,...

Hi all, I'm looking at buying my first rental property through home hacking. I currently own an acerage about 12 miles out of the city, with about 100K in equity I will be selling. Here is the property:  https://www.r...

I thought Forbes did a nice job on this article over the weekend and wanted to share it here on Bigger Pockets because it seems to capture some big ideas that may take a lot of digging to find otherwise and lays them ...

Have been trying to negotiate a lease in a shopping center to open a retail store.  The store is 2500 and is 16.per sqft NNN.  The store has been be vacant for 4 years and nothing was done.  The roof leaks and and nee...

Wanted to see what others are doing or have done as far as providing appliances ( some or all).1. Do you provide some or all.2. Does that help or hurt you as far as improving marketability or increasing repair expense...

My focus here is Wicker Park in Chicago, which is a strong, above average rental market.  The situation here may be similar to similar areas in Chicago.  The rents here range from $1200 to $2700 for a 900 square feet ...

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I'm currently in the process of purchasing a 16 unit property (8 duplexes) for $455,000. It will eventually be excellent cash flow BUT I have some major concerns that I'd like to get opinions on from others with simil...