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Hi everyone, I am pretty new to the forums & investing. I am looking for my first deal after reading several of the BP books & J. Scott's estimating rehab costs book. My question is regarding a 3 family (fo...
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I see no compelling evidence that buy and hold forever can produce real returns on capital north of what can be had in equities markets with very few exceptions. Please try to poke holes in my arguments below. Id love...
Told tenant 60 days prior to lease end that I would not be renewing. I have family that I want to put in the apartment. Never had an issue with the tenant at that point. I bought the property eight months ago and inhe...
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Good day, My partner and I purchased (2) 4-units multi family properties in a good in St Louis MO (63123) back in Sep 2021. For around $375,000 each, I only own 2 of the 8 units and my partners closed his part of the ...
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We own two rentals in a small town in Indiana. Property values have gone up approximately 40% in the last two years. We bought a 3bed 1 bath for 125k with a rent of 1,100. We also own a 4bed 2 bath for 137k with a ren...
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Hello,We manage a ~300 unit apartment community in Birmingham Alabama. We purchased the property in Oct 2019 and the average water bill for previous ownership was roughly $24K per month or $90 per door. Since then, ou...
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Hello BiggerPockets,Every cold season my bedroom walls located where the windows are get moldy all the time. A few questions maybe some experts can help me with -1. What can i do to prevent mold from building up?2. Sh...
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Hello all,So I am in a bit of a pickle and curious to see if any other landlords have experienced a similar issue and what sort of course of action they would recommend. I own a SFR out of state with a business partn...
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Hello Everyone,
I am currently in the process of acquiring rental #4 and have been wondering about how everyone is handling water bills in single family homes. Do you pay the bill or does your tenant? If ...
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Hi,
My wife and I bought a recent flip in February 2022. The sellers cut a lot of corners. Sadly some issues were not discovered during various inspections. We have had persistent issues w/ the roof HVAC unit. And t...