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Just curious on what other investors do for keeping their books. I am a CPA and do my own books and use QuickBooks. Others?
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Doors. Make sure doors to the outside have properly working locks. At least one exit door must be accessible to the outside without the use of a key.
Ceilings, walls, and floors should have no large cracks, holes, pe...
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I am closing on my first buy and hold. It is an up and down duplex that shares a furnace. Should I pay for the gas bill, or split it 60/40 between tenants?
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Hey all. I've been around bigger pockets for about a year learning as much as I could about investing in real estate. Early this year, I made the decision to get my agent's license and joined a brokerage in South Bend...
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We have a rental house in Detroit being managed by a Property Management company. We had an issue with the tenant for months (not paying) and tried for several months to find out from the Property Management company ...
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Hello:
I'm new here, but the introduction page won't let me post.
There is a ratty duplex down the street for sale, the Realtor says the bank will probably get 67K for it. I think it needs 50K per unit....
I've just closed on a two flat with an illegal basement that's already fully-furnished. The previous owner used it as an occasional crash pad. I don't need to monetize the basement to make this deal work, but based ...
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For those experienced investors with SFH rentals, do you topically cover garbage, water and sewer? I know that investors typically cover those expenses on multi-families, however not sure about SFH. I have yet seen a ...
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Hello, I have 2 tenants in a property whose lease is coming up end of December that I can't get a hold of. I've tried emailing them, calling them, and even went to the property to make sure everything was okay and le...