All Forum Posts by: Drew Heiss

Menards and Home Depot will have bulletin boards for contractors to hang their business card.

https://zuehlkeinspections.com/  Aaron Zuehlke was very good.

Drew

electrical: 
https://mainstreamelectricllc.com/
Plumbing: 
https://adams-plumbing-plumber.business.site/

Welcome @Leche Hopkins. I'm also a newbie and I love these forums. You can search the forums for various topics and get a ton of advice from the experts. Great stuff.

Yep. I'm in the same boat as you. Still hoping to buy our first single family rental.  I've been watching the local market closely. I have a realtor and I know the neighborhoods pretty well. I'm learning rent prices and home prices, and ready to jump in. Made 2 offers but was too low. I'm considering a couple nearby cities, but noticing prices are quite different. It will take more research to learn those markets. Best of luck to you.

Drew Heiss

you can check this resource: 
https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/fair-market-rent/
and also go the the forum page and type "how much rent to charge" to see many posts.

The same sites you use to find a house for sale is also used to find a house or apartment for rent. 

Hey @Blake Johnston, great question. I was wondering myself.

I also wanted to ask a related question... do the vapors from the vape products cause any odors, discoloration, issues, to a home?

And do landlords include "no vaping" policies in the lease as well as no smoking policies?

Have any of you guys (@Tristan Hickman, @Joe Abughazaleh, @Rachael Agruso, @Brian Van Pelt) dealt with the new vape craze?

Hey @Anthony Rodriguez,

What if I use a HELOC as my down payment? Do I subtract that loan amount from the rent also. And what about other larger down payment options: how do I calculate trying to recover that money?

I'm surprised nobody has replied. I've been wondering about this same thing. I plan to buy my first rental soon, and I thought a 6 month lease might help ease the pain of having an undesirable tenant.  But maybe you need to bite the bullet and have a 1 year lease.

Anyone?

Drew