Carl Randal
Why would landlords be afraid of creating additional streams of income?
I joined a company that provides discounted pricing for TV (cable or satellite), Phone (voip), Internet, Gas, and Electrical service. In addition, when a customer applies for service through my website, I get a re...
Justin P Bailey
Pittsburgh Utilities multifamily
I'm looking at a duplex around Bethel park area. I called the utility companies and they said they could only go back a year. They couldn't find no numbers due to maybe rehabbing the property and it sitting on the mar...
Sebastian Riera
Resources to estimate expenses (Insurance, taxes, util etc.)
Hi all, I've been evaluating properties & attempting to determine the viability of keeping them on as full time vacation rentals. My confidence in the projected revenues is pretty high since my employer has access...
Bryan DeSellem
Renting to short term construction workers
Hi All,That might not be the best title for this question. I work for a large utility company and have been involved in a couple of facilities that were being built/commissioned. I have noticed during these large cons...
Jessica Jay-Maleski
Multifamily property with shared utilities - help!
Hi all!I recently purchased a 4-plex (two buildings with 2 units per property) in Phoenix, AZ. Because the units are not separately metered in any way, I pay all utilities. I am finding that with each utility bill I h...
Mitchell Litam
Bought a house with a tenant in it.
Hey guys!Very excited to have purchased my first investment house!!The numbers made sense. It came with tenants that I met. They are currently living there until next Novemeber and hopefully longer.How does that work ...
Bobby Esposito
Some beginner questions for St. Paul MN area
Hello!I have been playing around with the idea of owning real-estate for quite some time now. I have a unique job where I officiate high level of junior hockey and live in housing supplied by the league. This is where...
Josh Darley
Landlord's Responsibility or Tenant's?
BP,
I just started a new lease with a new tenant on a SFH that we've owned for a number of years. I received a call from her tonight, the first day of her lease, stating that I had done her a HUGE disservice by not ...
Liz F
I need tenant to move out.
My tenant Lulu called me couple months ago to tell me she was moving out. Lulu has been there for one year so the lease term was no problem. I sent her a move out checklist. The end of the month came and Lulu showe...
Jack B.
Giving tenants a move out checklist
I've noticed there are roughly three things that are a common issue when tenants move out. As such today I started sending emails about these items to tenants, starting with the tenant I have moving out now.Carpet/Wal...