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Here's a question that likely only the people that keep their own books or the accountant minded will appreciate. Do you lump together your repairs and maintenance costs on your income statement or do you keep them s...
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I have a rental property with tenants who are pitbull owners. I've been around the dog a few times and never had any issues. They have a toddler and the dog stays inside and say there has never been an issue with th...
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This is a debate that occurs often in the 50% rule.
Some argue that with owner paid utilities, your expense ratio could very well be much higher than the average 50% while others argue that the rental rate increase fo...
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Is it safe to use eCheck? PM is asking for payment, and one option is eCheck. Otherwise they charge like 3% for credit card.I am wondering if someone use my bank account number and router number there, they can do wit...
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I am in the "refinance" stage of two BRRRR projects and both appraisals came in very low. We are talking $30K+ low. Major, major setback! So I'm looking for advice on moving forward and also what can be done differe...
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Hey Denver landlords and house hackers ... the city of Denver is considering a proposal to require Denver rental owners to get licensed for all their rental properties. The stated goals are to better understand the ho...
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Hey guys,the background check that I ran on one applicant that I have returned with 2 housing claims in one year. As I confronted the applicant with these claims, she was surprised and claimed that it must be someone ...
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Hi all,I'm in the process of purchasing a single-family home in Oklahoma City, OK. The section 8 voucher pays way above the note of a 3 bedroom 2 bath home. My question is for those who have section 8 single-family ho...
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Hello,I currently have a job selling commercial insurance full time. I would like to continue to work there full time, however I thought it could be beneficial to get my real estate license on the side. I don't wan't ...
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I've searched existing questions about online tools for market research, but wanted to ask some specific questions as I haven't gotten them answered yet.My wife and I are just starting out and doing research on market...