Joe Gutmann
2bd/1ba Duplex analysis in Largo Florida
I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend and enjoying their time with family. I am currently looking at Duplexes and SFR in the Largo to St. Pete area of Florida and seek advice on how accurate my analysis is...
Jack B.
Tenant claims washer and dryer not working, wants to put his in..
Suspicious tenant claim...Conveniently my new tenant of 3+ weeks brought a washer and dryer with them, which are being stored in the garage. Today they called to tell me that the washer that came with the house leaks ...
Andrew Palmer
Do I have a lemon or am I building a strong future?
In 2020 I purchased an 8 unit apartment building in the south shore of Chicago. It is about a mile south of where they are building the new Obama presidential library. The whole area is getting gentrified with rent ...
Eric Babcock
Potential for Airbnb Closer to Lake Travis or Closer to City?
Explore different options for a short term rental in Austin, TX and surrounding areas and am curious what would be the more desirable/success location. An STR that is right nearby Lake Travis or one more geared towar...
Karyn T.
"Slow" plumbing
Our rental property is a very well kept, historic home, built in 1924, located outside of Seattle. We moved our current tenants in October 2014. Within 4 days, they (the wife, in particular) had caused $12K in plumb...
Victor San Gil
Utilities - What would you do?
Hi all,I have 28 units all with separately metered utilities. In our area it's just electric and water (we don't have gas, sewer, etc). Currently when a tenant moves in, we have them transfer the utilities to their na...
Breanna Bobadilla
First Investment Property
Hi BP! I am in the process of buying my first property in Philly using an FHA loan. I found a 2 unit property I liked in an up and coming area of Point Breeze. The prices for rent in the area is lower than I anticipat...
Donald S.
Am I missing something or is this as good as I think?
Hey everyone, I'm new to this so when I ran the numbers with the BRRRR calculator I thought, I have to be crazy. Can someone help me, am I missing something here or should I go for this immediately? (note, my "repair ...
Bobert M.
CAPEX - actual vs replacement
Rental properties:First, when figuring the Capital Expenditures for improvements, and their ages, is there a standard age range for certain things, such as 10 years for flooring, 20 years for windows, etc... or are yo...
William Hochstedler
Tenant screening questionnaire?
Does anyone use or has anyone considered a tenant questionnaire much like an employee questionnaire? (Random internet sample)I have had tenants making ten times rent who have trashed the place and I have had very mar...