Francisco Milan
How Do You Keep Your Utilities Down ?
How do you guys keep your utilities cost down ? Do you just write in the lease agreement tenant to keep AC unit at a certain temperature ? Do you use solar panels ? Smart electronics like NEST etc? I am trying to find...
Pearce G.
What's the value of an accessory/storage building for a rental?
I just put an offer on a 1100sqft 3/2 SFR on a half acre. Should rent for $1000-$1200. Was wondering if putting a pre-fab storage building in the back yard might allow me to charge an extra $100 or so. Any opinions...
Matthew Walsh
Out of state LLC rental
I am about to buy a property (or 2) in PA for rental purposes. I have a NY LLC which I created for a NY deal that didn’t happen. Is there any reason I should or should not use this current NY LLC for purchasing my PA ...
Quaid Cde Baca
When to get out/ move on on a property?
Hey all! I'm now 1 1/2 years in on my first out of state rental property, a duplex, in Davenport, Iowa. It's in a rough part of town, ~C neighborhood, with a nice & reliable section-8 tenant family, with the o...
Michael Behr
Detached garage HouseHack
I’m currently looking for my first deal. It’s been difficult to say the least. I do have a primary residence that has a detached garage. I could turn this into a separate unit. I’m not sure if it will rent in my area....
Jack Murray
Adding Accessory Dwelling Unit
I am about done rehabbing a house I bought a while back. The market here is pretty hot right now.I started looking at doing another flip after I sell this one, and there are no lots for sale or many fixers either,so ...
EJ K.
Renovation question/ do or don’t
My wife and I live in our second property which was a 1500 square foot 2 bedroom (loft as well) and 1.5 bathroom. I am graduating residency and moving and we are converting this into a second rental property. We got...
William Bellefontaine
How to evaluate weather to add a second bath 2 x 1
Hey all! Recently brought my first investment property. Originally planed to make it a 2x2 but now having ran into some complications. Old gas lines in this wall, steal 4” soil pipe through the house, load bearing su...
Matt Allen
Financing for rehab of duplex
I have a duplex listed for sale. It needs some work. Thinking about doing rehab instead, but could use assistance with funds. There is no loan on the property. Are there lender programs out there to get funds for reha...
Peter Bardou
Rental Rehab calculations
Hey everyone!I am getting ready to rehab a kitchen and bathroom in a 2 bed 1 bath unit. I am doing all of the work myself. The estimated budget for the rehab is as follows:The rent increase will be $200 on the unit, g...