Just closed on my first house hacking deal (duplex- living on one side and renting the other). I know there are some tax advantages involved (currently my next reading topic). It makes sense to me that opening a sepa...
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They have been re-siding my building the past couple weeks and when I came home one day, I noticed the wall inside the garage was ripped up right where the A/C freon lines are. ...
Found an awesome 2 acre property that has a 1,500sf single family home with 2-car garage and then a separate garage/workshop with a 1 bedroom apartment on top. The seller currently lives in the 1br and VRBO's the main...
Hello! I recently purchased a 6 unit apartment building and have tenants who do Air BnB in half the units. My question for everyone here, how do you base rent for tenants who utilize the unit for their Air BnB? I'm ne...
Finally got an offer accepted on a SFR in San Pedro CA. Since I'm using the listing agent, I'm not sure I want to go with her recomended home inspector.
Any LA-based home inspectors you can recommend?
Any tips on fi...
There does not seem to be a lot of short-term rental options on Airbnb in the Dallas area, specifically in the Park Cities, Knox-Henderson, Turtle Creek, Katy Trial areas. Anyone know why? As importantly, is anyone ha...
If a seller states "SELLER WILL NOT ACTIVATE ANY UTILTIES" in the description on Trulia.com, does this mean they will not even activate them for inspection after a contract is agreed upon? If so, it's not even wor...
Hello everyone, My first renal property investment.
Had inspection done yesterday.
1) The roof is 15-20 years old. A few broken shingles here and there, curled up shingles, damaged skylight frame window.
2) Mold ...
When I bought my house (personal, not a rental), I told the agent who arranged the insurance policy that it had a hipped roof. Unfortunately, I realized later that it technically it is not hipped--it is hipped on thr...
Hi All,
Hoping for advice here. I manage a six unit building with a commercial space on the first floor in Chicago (I own only one of the condos, but I manage the building). The commercial space is not part of the HO...