Joe Boggin
three room boarding home all electric in my name
there is a house that went up for sale around the corner from where I work. I made an offer contingent on the appraisal and home inspection but the house is 15k. The previous owner broke the house up into three rooms...
Bruce Woodruff
Old wood (houses) are better (From FB)
Home Buyer: I want a house built after 1980.Me: Actually, you don't. Let me explain. Newer isn't always better, and this picture sums it up pretty well. The quality of modern lumber is simply far inferior to the quali...
Kelly G.
Lesson learned - food for thought . .
I just thought I would relay my costly lesson in 'fairness'. I have a SFR in Milwaukee. This is the first year I am managing it myself having burned through 3 property managers in about as many years - costing me mo...
Heather U.
comparing multi vs. single family rentals
Dear Members, I am struggling to do an apples to apples comparison of buying a multi vs. a sf. It should be simple but for some reason it is evading me. Looking for your input. Backstory (more or less), I have 4 sf'...
Hector Serna
Offer accepted… and there’s a new dilemma
Hey guys,If any of yall have come across my previous post you’ll find that I recently had an offer accepted for a short sale in Cicero, IL. The numbers are as follows.1959 Build Single family home: 3 bed (possible 4),...
Karla Villanueva
Plumber Negligence? New sewer
I hired a big known company to check a clogging issue, I have a 1 acre lot with two homes on it, the home towards the back had the continues clogging issue, so company said I need it new sewer line, I installed it but...
Stephanie Kern
Cash Flowing Properties in North Las Vegas, NV
I am an agent in Las Vegas and I recently came across a few townhomes in North Las Vegas that appear to be solid cash-flowing properties that will meet the 1% rule and maybe even a little better. I pitched it to my l...
Mike A.
Calculator.net - Anyone use? Look at this breakdown and examine
I punched in the #'s for a building we're under contract on. #'s look better than I envisioned. Did I screw up somewhere?https://www.calculator.net/rental-property-calculator.html?cprice=430000&cuseloan=yes&cd...
Aaron Norris
Property Management Annual Check Up
Do any of you landlords do an annual property maintenance call? 2014 was the year of exploding water heaters. Just curious if anyone has a regular routine they do every year?Example:Check water heaterCheck all skins f...
Richard P.
What utilities do landlords typically cover in Indianapolis?
I'm new to the Indy market and wanted to get a feeling for what utilities are covered by the landlord vs. the tenant. I know this probably differs between single and multi family homes, location, and rent price, but ...