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As a former home builder and land developer in Los Angeles County, I am quite astute to knowing how and where to submit plans and pulling building and land-related permits and all the fees required to do such work. Th...
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Hello all,Recently I was notified by our manager that a certain component in an appliance in one of my rentals needs repair. After reviewing the monthly statement I realized that the expense was well above the dollar ...
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I was the lucky recipient of 2 letters today from Indianapolis Water informing me 2 of my tenants are behind on their water and sewer bill payments and that Indiana code allows for the sewer bill to be attached to my ...
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I have a SFH property here in Pittsburgh, PA that will be finished with work and ready for rent in the next few weeks, and I'm wondering about the water bill. First off, I also own a duplex which doesn't have the wate...
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Caio My name is Tom and am not in Miami - I'm in Naples florida and own a couple of condo's and my own house is on a canal near vanderbilt beach.I am fed up with HOA fees and am looking to purchase a lot and then buil...
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I had a tenant ask if, for therapeutic reason, they could buy an inflatable hot tub like the one in the link below and put it in the backyard. As i understand it, insurance doesnt insure trampolines, pools, etc from ...
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The small gable in the photo is over the front door. The home inspector told me to have kickout flashing installed on the small gable because right now it doesn't have it and the rain water is hitting the side of the ...
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I'm completely renovating a new rental property in Catonsville next week and am trying to decide on gas or electric utilities for each property and can't find any real definitive suggestions either way with good reaso...
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I own a rental property in San Antonio TX that is in a 500-year flood zone. However, that area has experienced quite a bit of flooding recently. Federal Funding for natural disasters doesn't cover rental properties. T...
I am working with an investor(family member) & partner(friend/RE Agent who owns 15 rental properties, flipped apprx 20 properties over the last 3 years with partners). We are all bringing $ to the table (collectiv...