Mindy Coulter
Duplex in Olathe, Long Term Rental
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Olathe.
Purchase price: $285,000
Cash invested: $70,000
This was our first investment property. It's a duplex that has had...
Lisa Colasurdo
Electrician and handyman in Spartanburg
I just purchased my first investment home in Spartanburg, SC and am in the middle of repairs. I need to rewire this home and am looking for an investor friendly electrician for this job. Also need a handyman for some ...
David Goossens
Determining CapEx or Repair for Rental
I've been preparing for tax season and when looking over my books, I noticed that I had a $7000.00 bill from my plumber. When I checked my maintenance log, I found that a section of the main sewer line was replaced be...
Art Maydan
Furnace Filter Size
My furnace filter sticks out 5 inches like this:http://tinypic.com/r/xo0bx1/9Should I replace them with a 16x20x1 or is there supposed to be some sticking out?Also, the top floor of my duplex has the furnace in the at...
Carlos Ptriawan
Folks if you have condo with water heater please check the condition
Folks if you have condo in upper unit with water heater please check its condition, make sure it's not rusty and/or has potential for leaking. Replacing water heater is cheap but if you owned condo in upper stair and ...
Vicki Chu
Laminate versus luxury vinyl plank vs tile in rental
Which flooring do you prefer? Have to redo flooring in an older rental, 250-300K house in Houston. Two areas have gotten water in it with heavy rains so prefer something at least water resistant. Anyone done luxury vi...
Jen H.
Refridgerator Repair
Hi All,
We have a 6 year old frigidaire top freezer refridgerator. The tenant complained that the fresh food part of the fridge stopped working all of a sudden.
The light still comes on in the fridge and the freezer...
Tony Castronovo
Insurance Coverage - How to Determine
How do you all determine how much to insure your properties for? I've been using a general rule of thumb that considers the overall property appraised value less the land in the event I would have a total catastrophe...
Account Closed
What maintenance reserve would you use for these rentals?
Hello,
What maintenance reservere do you think is conservative for the following property?
2x1 duplex in Florida, built in 1983. Block home. Each unit is about 1150 sq feet. Each unit also comes with a 3 car gara...
Gulliver R.
Typical Monthly STR expenses
Hi All,
I'm doing some STR research prior to buying a property to use for vacation rental and I wanted to hear from you all what are the typical STR monthly expenses? I can think of mortgage, taxes, insurance, STR i...