Sid Franklin
Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...
Genny Li
Tips for including utilities
I'm renting to a student market and am targeting out of state and international students with a fully furnished apartment, down to kitchen goods. This bumps my rent up by a minimum of $480 per month if utilities are ...
Kat Hussey
Hard Money or Conventional Loan? (and rehab)
Which would you recommend for a first deal? Hard Money or a Conventional Loan? We want to do either a flip or a rental property, probably a single family, but possibly a duplex. I have enough for a 20% deposit already...
Rod Joseph
Washer Dryer - Who is responsible?
As a landlord, should I offer washer/dryer in units or should tenant bring their own? I bought unit with washer/dryer already in it. Now am I responsible for repairs need for those appliances? The lease doesnt ment...
Deni Hurd
Relentless & Unstoppable - My REO Niche!
Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) other investment in Chuluota.
Purchase price: $40,000
Cash invested: $60,000
Sale price: $162,000
3 Bds, 1 1/2 baths, built in 1958 "A" School Distr...
Eric La Pratt
Size + Brand Power Vent Gas Water Heater - 3 Units
What brands of power vent water heaters do you recommend? Not seeing great reviews on AO Smith (Lowes), Rheem (Home Depot + a knock off at Menards). Is Bradford White good?How many gallons should I get? Currently have...
Julio Gonzalez
9 Tips for Real Estate Business Owners on How to Increase Product
Use email filtering: Many emails such as Outlook, Gmail, and Yahoo have a built in filter option to filter out junk mail, promotions and any other non-actionable emails. You can also unsubscribe from emails to reduce ...
Yulia J.
Would you rent to this applicant?
I have an apartment in a good B+ area. There is an applicant who seemed ideal until we ran the background check. Organized and showed up on time, good first impression, credit score in the high 700s with no missed pay...
Eldin Kalic
Flipping Business Plan
Hi,I am in the process of writing my business plan for my real estate flipping business. Would anyone care to share theirs with me just so I can ensure that I'm doing it correctly? Thanks for the help.
Deangelo Mack
Newbie Landlord Questions
Good morning BP world. I know this may come off as a newbie question but what would the landlord have to pay if tenant(s) pay for utilities?