John West
What are your expenses in a small mobile home park
40 - 50% depending on the age and shape of the park. This is what I hear from podcasts, but what do these expenses consist of? I can think of property management, plowing (in the colder climates), mowing, capex.... an...
Craig S.
Appliance Maintenance Service For Apartments?
For any of you multifamily/apartment owners out there, how do you manage your appliance maintenance and service requests?I got into the multifamily space to manage apartments and not appliances, but I noticed a decent...
Steven Garza
''OFF MARKET'' PROPERTY OFFERING
Hello BP community,I am looking to purchase my 1st investment property, I am going to try the 90 day challenge. I have a TON of questions as a newbie in all of this which I am finding a lot of answers to using BP. I w...
Des Shei
Taking care of properties
I need some input here. I have a full time job and a few properties(less than 5) and plan to ramp up in the coming years to 10+. For the time being i'm not doing the best job of caring for my properties(landscaping wi...
Kenton C.
Tenant or property management responsible for snow removal?
Hi All,In the lease my tenant has in place with my property manager, it says that the tenant is responsible for all snow removal. Do you guys make your tenant responsible for snow removal, or your property management ...
Michael Wagner
Old Management Company Didn't Cancel Service for Snow Removal
The previous management company of a property I purchased did not cancel services with a snow removal company upon the sale of the property and subsequent change in management ( it is now owner managed). The snow r...
Andrew Bailey
How to tell if its good deal?
Hi, I do not own any real estate yet but thinking to change that. After 2 years searching and working with realtor, I finally found 1 deal that I am thinking to buy Its a 2 family house and both units are rented. In A...
Michael Craig
Mom and Pop Property Manager
Hey BP,I am very close to closing on a duplex which is about 3 blocks from my 3 family home (my current residence). I will be moving into the duplex once I close and I will rent out the unit I currently live in - leav...
Account Closed
HOA Responsibilities
HOA question....I recently bought a new townhouse (June 2013) so HOAs are new to me. We experienced a very harsh winter with several blizzards. The snow plow company damaged my car during one of their nightly snow ...
April Griffith
Outrageous (IMO) snow removal charge
I use a property management company, and they used two vendors for snow removal at my house (short one-car driveway, small amount of sidewalk in Omaha, NE). Between Jan 23 and Mar 2, I'm being charged almost $1700 for...