Michael S.
HVAC drain service - $197
My tenant's air conditioning cut out recently, so I had a company do a service call. End result is $197 for the technician to pour some hot water and bleach down the drain line. The drain had gotten stopped up, w...
Cheryl C.
How often do you inspect your rentals?
Allstate just denied a claim stating lack of due diligence/protection of my property due to insufficent inspection on my part. The adjuster told me that I should inspect my rentals every month or two! Is he crazy...
Cody Barrett
Dehumidifier
My basement is not finished and is all cement. There is a finished wall that splits the basement so each tenant has their own laundry and storage. I do not have a sub pump where you could just have the dehumidifier ...
James Gilpin
How often to inspect rental properties??
Hi All!
I am interested to know how often in a 12 month lease either owners or PMs inspect their properties? On average how long does an inspection take? Is it a nightmare? And if you were going to pay a company to ...
Keao Tano
Cost of building a pool in Palm Springs, CA?
HI All!
I was wondering if anyone has had experience building a pool in the Palm Springs area of CA? The idea is that homes with pools cost significantly higher than homes without. Plus, the cost of the pool install...
Crystal Smith
Google Analytics & Lots of Russian Traffic
Once a month we take a look @ our website stats. We took a look this past week & I was surprised to see 45% of those that visited our websites had Russian IP addresses. Anyone else in the BP nation seeing a spik...
Mark Timmerman
Using Zillow data to identify high-yield markets
Hey all, I wanted to share a method I used to find high yield neighborhoods in the U.S., using data that Zillow freely provides.I'll share the results at the end, and first I'll outline the method. Zillow provides dat...
Samuel Filter
Evaluating Neighborhoods For Remote Properties
I live in Colorado and am trying to get my foot in the door in real estate investing but it is so expensive to buy property around here. I began looking in the St. Louis area and realize that the prices are pretty low...
Hai Le
Charging flat rate for utilities
Is it legal in Oneida County in Upstate NY to charge tenants a flat rate for utilities? Example $1300/m for rent + $50/m - water $50/m for gas/eletric
Account Closed
Smoker on first/new 4-plex
Hello,I am Joey and new to this community. I recently got the investing craze and will be on a buying spree in the next few months. Problem:I am closing on a 4-plex in a few days (very good condition btw), but one ten...