Susana L.
Rent out the whole house or Rent by the room?
I own a 4 bedroom house that is currently being rented by 4 friends together - great tenants, btw. 3 of them are moving out in a couple months. The 4th person wants to stay and I would love some insight on how to ma...
Steven Nguyen
Estate Planning and Estate Taxes
With the current TCJA the estate tax exemption is 11.18 million (single) and 22.26 million (married). Any estate in excess of these thresholds are taxed at 40% in CA. For example, if you are worth 20 million as a si...
Gerardo Gutierrez
Memphis TN, which utilities are tenants paying & landlords paying
Hello all, I am just learning about rental property investments and I would like to know what are the common utilities that tenant are paying and which are the utilities landlords will need to pay in the following cit...
Christina Sanchez
SFH w/ Basement Utility Billing
Hello, I have recently closed on my first deal in Charlotte, NC. It is a single family home with a walkout basement that has been finished to be used as a separate dwelling unit (has full kitchen, bathroom, & bedr...
Michael White
Converting single family to multi
Hi Wondering if anyone could share their knowledge of how easy it is to convert a single family property into a duplex - from a zoning perspective etc. (specifically California)?
Isabel Andrade
First time investment
Hello BP community members, I joined 2 days ago and I’m already learning SO much . I have a first time homebuyer question . My husband and I are currently renting but saving up to buy our first home . We are planning ...
Michael Stanley Nino
Can single family house cashflow more than a multifamily?
So I'm just figuring out that single families has potential to cash flow more if not equal to multi families. I always thought multi families were a go to because each year rents raise which also means each unit pays ...
Bekah Beets
How to submeter 1 sfr with detached garage apartment
Hey thank you for all your help. I have a detached garage that has an apartment in it and I’m looking to get it submetered. Most companies want more units than just a single-family residence to install a submetering a...
James Browning
Renting rooms to college students
Hi,I'm looking to buy a property two blocks from a college and rent rooms to students. Does anybody have suggestions on how to structure leases and how to charge rent and utilities. Any suggestions would be appreciat...
Lloyd Stein
How do you estimate utilities?
So I've built this excel document that does rough calculations of 2% test, Cap Rate and CoCROI and while I'm pulling most of the numbers from sources I can find (realizing they are not exact, but in the ballpark), the...