Hello BP community,I have a newbie question.  Let's say you own a rental property.  How do you go about arranging the electric, gas, water, and other utility bills to be paid by the tenants?  Do you deactivate the ser...

Hi Guys, So I'm engaging in my first "Private Sale" without the use of an agent or attorney. property is for sale by owner and I want to buy as an individual. So what I can gather so far is...1. Run to office depot or...

Hello, I am BRAND new to property investment. My father has done it for years in San Diego but has never used a property manager. I am in  Utah and am interested in finding a good realtor (preferably one that knows ho...

Hi there! I'm new to the BP community and am excited to be here!I purchased a condo unit 2 years ago and have just started renting it out. After doing research I had originally planned to get Umbrella Insurance howeve...

Hi all, how do you go about calculating utility costs for short-term rentals, specifically for an out-of-state market? Do you Google and/or contact utility companies in that town to get an average of utility costs bas...

Does anyone use an after hours answering service? What are the basics of what they offer? Do they field calls and decide when to call the 24 hour maintenance guy? I imagine they dont have to be local- maybe they need ...

I'm not sure but it seems unethical for a management company to ask me if I want to authorize a "agent incentive"  in order to get my rental property rented.  This company is also a real estate office and they use the...

OK, so being the newbie here I did a search for the situation I am looking at but didn't really find anything.  So I will throw it out to the collective knowledge and experience of the Bigger Pockets populace.  I stum...

My Fiancé and I are in beginning negotiations with a current condo owner in the Miramar Beach/ Ft. Walton beach area, to purchase for a short term rental/vacation rental. We’ve looked at AirDNA, but want to make sure ...

So I'm currently looking at a deal for new construction in Alabama. It is a Turnkey company that specializes in new construction. They are the builder, the listing agent, the title company, and the property managers (...