William R.
Business as a Co-Signer
I have an applicant who requires a cosigner, so they had a parent submitted all of the paperwork for review. The credit report came back and they did not meet the minimum requirements. Now they would like to use the...
Amir Adib
Eviction ban help during Cares Act
One of my properties has a tenant that just started to get behind in February and we tried a payment plan to help get caught up. March rolls around and boom, eviction ban, courts shut down. Now, they did tell me earli...
Aaron Krawitz
Who & How Are Utilities Paid?
Good morning!I'm new to REI and spending most of my free time reading and digesting information (currently reading @Brandon Turner's Real Estate Investment book).I built a spreadsheet that lets me calculate cash on ca...
Richard McGuire
Beach Rentals in Alabama Gulf Coast - Advice
Good morning,I am considering investing in beach rental property. The minimal goal would be to break even on monthly expenses and have a place to retire to one day. If it can turn a profit even better. This is a ve...
Ethan Brown
Cost of Separating Water Meters
Hi everyone. I've looked online and at some previous BP posts, but I'm not quite sure how to come up with a good estimate regarding the cost of separating water meters for multifamily properties. Does anyone have any ...
Daniel Miller
another rental topic: auto-pay of rent
The people renting my place would like to set up auto-payment... that seems like something that would be advantageous for me. Is there any reason I should not do this?? I have a separate account that I've set up for...
Corben Briggs
STR regulations in Ft Lauderale, FL area
Hey all! Going through a few markets for my next ABNB STR rental property and one of the main markets I am looking to purchase in was the Ft Lauderdale area. My last rental I purchased in Nashville had some pretty str...
Daniel Bolinger
W/S/G Cost Allocation to Tenants
Under Contract for a duplex Should I always pick up the cost of the water, sewage, and garbage or is it common to hand off some of these costs to the tenant? Or just add it to the cost of the rent.
Jun Ho Lee
Philly Water Line Leak & Notice of Defect - Best way to handle?
Hello everyone, So a few days ago I found a small hole near my sewer lines in the basement where water was gushing out. I called a plumber and City PWD for inspection since I didn't want bigger problems (enlarged hole...
James Post
How to set up Electric Bill for New Tenant??
Just curious,I live in NY, so we deal with Con Edison. How do you Landlords set up a new tenant with the electricity bill?Do you set it up? Do they call the company to say they will be receiving the bill now, etc?