Nik Moushon
What general maintenance things to you let your tenants do?
I'm look for answers to my question both on a specific situation (which I'll describe) and as a general overview.This is my first rental. Tenants moved in a month ago. Summer is in full swing now and in my location it...
John Chapman
I never want to own a house again.
I moved to DFW in 2005 about a year after law school and immediately purchased what I perceive as an expensive house. I spent way more than I should have and bought way more house than I needed. Like many people my...
Andrea Jones
Is there a way to be anonymous, totally, when becoming a landlord?
Maybe I'm overly cautious or paranoid but that is a big concern. If it comes to evicting a tenant, or some other reason a tenant may have a grievance, I would feel much safer being some random Jane Doe. My first thoug...
Josh V.
Cost to replace kitchen faucet?
One of my rental properties in Kansas City is managed by a property manager. My recent monthly owner statement included a $443 charge for replacing a kitchen faucet. Seemed excessive to me so I got a breakdown of th...
James Sloan
Contractor wants a 50% Deposit
Should I be worried if a contractor wants a 50% deposit (initial payment) on a 15 K interior paneling project? The material cost for this project is very linear over time. The first 100 square feet of paneling costs t...
Julie S.
Emotional Support Animal/Tenants
I just finished cleaning out a property that was damaged because of pets. Now I put a stiff penalty in the lease for bringing unauthorized animals on or into the property. Tenants signed lease Feb 1st. Now, 6 weeks...
PJ Kolnik
All my Cashflow to Repairs & Maintenance this year!
I knew that there would be good years and bad years and maybe a bit of something in between. I own a 3 unit in Chicago and cashflow about 350/month/unit after PITI. I figured that would keep me pretty well set.
When ...
Daria B.
rehab not flipping - buy and hold worth the cost of fixing??
Hello and thanks in advance for reading/commenting,I posted this here because of the 'rehab' question. I would not look to flip this property since I am looking to add to my b/h portfolio.Please see end of post for p...
Miguel Luna
What would you do if you were 19 again?
What would you do if you were 19 again? How would you invest?Where would you start?
Jonathan Sher
GRM? Cap Rate?
Hello everyone. This is my first post on the forum besides the new member area. I have been reading a book about investing in Duplexes, Triplexs and Quads. So far, the author has expressed his use of GRM (Gross rent m...