John Jilnicki
South Carolina Tax deed and surviving liens
In South Carolina, when you buy property from teh County at a tax auction and get a tax deed from the County, and there is an HOA, but there is no HOA lien on file, is the property still subject to liens for prior HOA...
Mark Bosworth
Web Enabled Thermostats
I'm seeing high electric bills in our STR properties and was wondering if anyone had tried using a web thermostat to reduce power usage when the unit was vacant. The idea would be to turn the AC up (higher temps) whe...
Justin Donohue
Move Out/Security Deposit Return Letter
Does anyone have a sample letter that they send their tenants after they move out? This would be the letter that you send them along with their security deposit that you may or may not be returning in full.
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Jeffrey Giffin
Quick question about a deal. Any help would be appreciated!
Hello everybody. I am a newbie and currently looking at my first deal. The one I am looking at is a three unit and it is a short sale. Under the write up of the property it states "If property is vacant and no util...
Bryan Barnette
HUD Home Purchase- Farmington Hills
Hello All,I have been planning to purchase my first property for about a year now. So I have finally decided to pull the trigger. I have been checking Redfin, Realtor.com, hudhomestore.com, Zillow, trulia, Homepath a...
Mark Kvam
Tenants won't pay water bill
I am looking at purchasing a small 22 unit MHP mostly owner occupied. The seller sub metered the water about a year ago but has tenants who have yet paid their bill. When I purchase I will expect that all tenants pa...
Elaine Lau
Multiple Tenants and Utilities
Here’s my situation.I have a house I’m renting out to two different tenants, with their own separate units. Tenant A has a family of 5 and rents the main part of the house. The terms of the original contract was that ...
Justin L Novak
Unpaid Utilities in Virginia
Hey first time landlord here... also just had my first eviction. Does anyone know how the law works for unpaid utilities? From I can see it looks like the utility company is supposed to try to collect from the tenan...
Champagne Goldston
CT Newbie - Looking for repair estimate advice!
Hello Everyone,I'm a newbie to real estate investment, and am looking to "House Hack" a 3-4 multifamily by 2020. My target county is Hartford (Manchester, E.Hartford, Hartford New Britain). Can anyone offer insight to...
Michael Glunk
Does Metering a Property Increase or Decrease Flexibility?
I have a question, which I have yet to find an answer to in the forums. Although I'm sure after writing that statement, someone will share a link to a forum thread that I have yet to discover. (If you find this, pleas...