Brad Starks
Is this a good price to roof a house with ribbed steel?
My rental is two story and most of the roof is 12/12 pitch and it is 30 sq. half of the roof has two layers of shingles and cedar shakes the other half is one layer. 20 sq will get new osb and the whole roof will ge...
Thomas Oakley
Math Check on Four Square Method
Hey BP,
I’m using the four square method to evaluate a potential deal. The math doesn’t look good so I’m wondering if there are ways to decrease expenses or if I’m overestimating any costs.
My plan is to use house ...
Esther Kim
HELOC- Prime Rate or 1 Yr Constant Maturity Treasury Rate
Am looking to take out a HELOC on my rental property (mortgage free) for about $70k for repairs. The property value is about $725k. I have been offered a HELOC through a local credit union based on the One Year Treasu...
Sean Zenker
Buying house with college tenants leased
Hi everyone, I’m currently in the process of buying a duplex in my college town to house hack. The woman I’m buying it from has already got tenants leased for the next school year. Does she get the rent up until the p...
Peter Sik
FTB tax for Murrieta CA 92563
I (foreigner) and my wife own a rental property in area 92563. I see my PM charged me $150 monthly for FTB expense, it is for California Franchise Tax Board. Is it necessary for my PM to collect the tax in advance? An...
Fernando Avila
California Landlord responsibilities
I live in Los Angeles county and I'm looking to buy rental property. I am searching outside of Los Angeles due to the high prices and competition here. I am interested in knowing what I would have to take care of for ...
Paul Buford
Smartmove question about "Recommendations"
We are using Smartmove for our background checks, but after the tenant filled it out we got no answer on "RECOMMENDATIONS" from the smartmove summary...it was just left blank...and it left the Resident Score as NA. A...
Mahmoud Y. Elhalawany
paint and carpet average estimation
Hey there everyone!
Paint+rental grade Carpet for a 2200 sq ft 2 story house should come to around $7K here right?
Bob Walsh
Home invasion Questions
Has anyone had to deal with an issue like this in their rentals? If so were the costs associated with the invasion passed along to the tenant or did you just claim against the Home owners insurance policy? Any comment...
Steven Segal
Florida Security Deposit Rebuttal Follow-Up
When a tenant sends in a rebuttal to a security deposit, what happens after that? Does it just sit there until statute of limitations is reach? And when would that be?