Art Maydan
Putting Utilities In PM's Name
Hi Everyone,I'm a property manager in Chicago. Our owners have always paid their own utilities, but I've decided to start offering to pay utilities for them. I'm trialing this out with one client. Creating a business ...
Rachel Schlabach
Pros/Cons of landlord *choosing* (gasp!) to pay all utilities
Choosing to pay utilities seems antithetical to most advice I've heard, but hear me out.My husband and I just bought our first investment property. I am a nurse, he is a surgical resident. As the one with more free ti...
Vi Tran
How to scale with little cash?
Starting to get into the real estate investment arena. We currently have a single family unit that used to belong to my wife’s grandparents that we turned into a rental. We finance it through a LLC we setup and got a ...
Lee Stephens
What Expenses (IF ANY) Do You Cover on SFH's?
Hi BP, How do you guys typically go about expenses on a SFH? Do you have a general rule, or advertise relative to what the market is offering? I have yet to purchase a property, but think it would be smartest to pass ...
Franchesca Ramaker
Who pays for utilities?
Hello BP,In starting to analyze potential deals, I've run into my first big question. In Minneapolis or Minnesota, who pays the utilities? Does it vary based on SF, duplex or apartments? If it's the landlord's respons...
Jean-francois Ndomb
PLEASE ADVISE ON EXPERIENCE - RENTAL TIPS NEEDED
Hey BP family, I am acquiring a 4 unit at a discounted price ( and yes, I did the numbers, Cash-flow, Cash-on-cash ROI, Cap Rate above 7% and planned for all expenses with the Rental Property Calculator and tips from ...
Vera Todoriko
How to calculate utilities for your tenant with one meter?
I am newby. We just purchased a two family house in a prominent area of RI, Barrington. We did some renovation in the kitchen, paint the walls and kitchen cabinets. All 4 appliances are high end and brand new. The f...
Ari Bildner
Renting out a SFH- New Britain
Hi All-Just got my first single family next to the CCSU campus, a cape cod style 4br1bath in New Britain, and I closed in early February. Did a little work on it, and it's in good shape to rent. Obviously trying to re...
Shannon Smith
Should my first deal be buying a small mobile home park
Hey BP community. I'm new to BP and a newbie investor. I have a bit of book knowledge about Real Estate but not much real life knowledge. I own a tanning business which is great but I am looking to change business dir...
Sara Bolliger
Major water damage on out of town rental
I was notified by my property manager that after my tenants moved out (February in Indianapolis), the utility company failed to put the utilities in my property manager's name and instead shut them off. I don't know...