Charles Weaver
Next move to grow portfolio
I been investing for 2 years I bought a 3 unit and then a 4 unit. The 3 unit after getting all new tenants gets $3350 a month my mortgage is $1250 a month but I pay oil water and sewer for 2 of the units the other I j...
Matthew Paul
Bit of a setback with lead paint testing
I have a nice little 2 bedroom , all done new paint etc ,all that was left was the lead paint certificate . Now this house is on 4 acres , an old farmette . The inspector starts walking to the old buildings and tel...
Jennifer Cheu
Winter proofing property and protecting myself as landlord
Winter is basically here, and I have a rental in the New England area. What are some MUST DO things to protect my property? How do I take percussions to protect myself from emergency repairs, tenants getting hurt.
Kenneth Garrett
Implementing a No Smoking Policy
We are implementing a no smoking policy on a four unit we purchased last month. Anyone have any experience in implementing this kind of policy and enforcing it. As leases expire we are adding the no smoking policy...
Jason C.
Termites and duplexes
Last week my tenant tells me she sees ants in the kitchen... a lot of them. I asked her to handle the exterminator and told her I would reimburse her, she set up a pro and he treated for ants. A few days later she rea...
Kelvin Lee
Multnomah county OREGON Division of Assessment & Taxation
I received a notice from the Division of Assessment & Taxation regarding the recent transaction and the sales value of my recent purchase. The property hasn't been re-assessed over 12 yrs since the previous seller...
Andrew Potievsky
Real Estate Analysis Tool
Hello,
I'm a techie at heart and I'm looking to make my first real estate investment.
I want to develop an online or excel tool that can help me evaluate neighborhoods that maximize on cashflow. I wa...
Missy H.
Do I Have To Waterproof My Concrete Steps
The front steps of my house is starting to crumble. The tenants used snow salt this past winter which cause the concrete to begin to deteriorate at the edges. I called a concrete/mason company an he said that partof t...
J Greenspan
Rental property with very low power lines
Hello everyone,I am looking to buy an investment property and found one that I am very interested in. Everything seems to check out, but when I walked out into the backyard, I noticed that there are power lines abnorm...
Charlie Moore
When they are evicted, what should I do with their property?
Personal property issues? Do I put it in storage? Do I give them chance to get it? I don’t really want to have a violent conflict after eviction took PLACE