Allen Black
Newbie from Boonville, Indiana
HI everyone. I am Allen Black from Boonville Indiana which is 11 miles east from Evansville Indiana. I presently hold a Building Maintenance position for the last 22 yrs and was also an Indiana Licensed Home Inspector...
Rick Moccino
Estimating maintenance and cap ex for new vs old building
Hi, how do you estimate maintenance and cap ex for a new condo conversion vs. an older building in a high cost of living area (mo rent/purchase ratio of 0.4%-0.5%)?Given the difference, how much more are you willing t...
Elijah Withers
Sensible estimates for maintenance and capex on a new building.
I’m looking at a 4-plex that is new construction. What sort of numbers should I be using for maintenance and cap ex so that I make sure the investment stays profitable as it ages? Is there a rule of thumb as far as p...
Stephen Swanson
Estimating Maintenance & Capex Costs in Bay Area - Older Building
Hi All,I'm looking for a house hack in the Bay Area (SFH with ADU or 2-4 multi), probably an older building that is in good to rehabbed shape, in the $500K-$900K range. Rules of thumb of monthly 5-15% of rents for C...
Hector Sapinoso
Tax impact of building up reserves for capex/deferred maintenance
Hi BP,I recently had some questions about estimating for capex (link below), and that got me thinking about taxes. If you add in a certain expense on your P&L for building up capex or deferred maintenance reserves...
Noel Devere-Bennett
Opex / refinance expectation for Multi-family in Memphis (Trigg)
I've placed an offer on a 16-plex multi-family building in Memphis (near Trigg) and was wondering is anyone could give me a reasonable expectation on expenditure costs per year. I plan to fully rehab the building but ...
Bob Huestis
Tenant lease ending 9-30-22
Hello,
I just purchased a 6 flat in Chicago. I have a tenant that has a lease ending on 9-30-22 and I do not want to renew and would like them to move out. Is anything besides 30-day notice required? Is email noti...
Dana Sziklay Reynolds
Investing in Australian Property for Capital Growth
Most international buyers are shocked as to how CHEAP it really is to buy and hold Australian residential real estate. Most investors are also shocked as to the long term capital appreciation achieved by investing in...
Michael Tempel
Management Contracts - What do owners want?
I am a property management company based in Minnesota and simply wanted to learn what owners really want in a management company. We are simply trying to be the best that we can be and to do so try to take a step ba...
Andrew S.
Aspiring Investor Seeking Feedback and Advice on my Goals.
I'm Andrew. A 34 year old, married building maintenance engineer in San Francisco, CA. My wife and I bought our first house the traditional way last year in Sonoma County, CA, (before I heard about RE investing) and...