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When buying a property I always calculate 10-15% for delinquency and vacancies. With my portfolio this is a conservative average however I have a fourplex with small one bedroom units that seems to take a long tim...
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Ive spent countless hours looking and doing a quick analysis on atleast 100 properties on Zillow all over the USA (Mainly 4-plex's) and they are all negative cashflow with a mortgage, sometimes negative with 20% down,...
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We've got some exciting news to share - the BiggerPockets Dashboard is getting a major upgrade! Get ready for a central hub that's all about making it easier to engage with BiggerPockets and the Community. Easily find...
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Hi everyone!
I live in California, and have been listening to the podcasts and absorbing every bit of education I can for the past few months and finally pulled the trigger last night and made an offer on a triplex i...
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10 unit in Cleveland, OH. Only 5 tenants and gas bill is $700/month. Is it me or is that high?
What change/upgrade should I do to reduce this bill other than charging the tenants a "utility bill"?
Any help/advice ...
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Wondering what the appropriate questions are to ask before making an offer on a Multifamily? I assume you'd obviously want the gross scheduled income, vacancy, gross operating income, total expenses and NOI but beyon...
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I bought a duplex for 128k when the market suggested 140k. I have an amazing renter for 6 more months. Before I stopped thinking about real estate investing and starting applying action, I made some decisions I may ha...
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Hi all, been reading a ton about taxes related to STRs but still have some questions. I bought the property in 2022 with the intent of making it a STR that year. However, when starting construction, we found extensive...
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2015 is over and the books are closed! Hurray!For us 2015 was a great year, but also a year filled with challenges (who didn't have them?). Every year I like to look back and review what we did well, and where we fell...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community,My name is Dan, and I have been an avid listener since late last year, and made my first jump into real estate/STR this year after holding off for some time. I am in a bit of a sticky an...