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Account Closed Rental Analysis
26 September 2014 | 6 replies
You might want to increase your vacancy allowance to 10% {unless you have good stats on the locale}; set a 10% {of gross revenue} maintenance allowance; allow 7-10% for PM.You also need to consider the following expenses:Hydro - does the building have a house meter?
Matt Sheridan Long Time Reader...First Time Poster From Iowa
27 October 2012 | 14 replies
The way they currently have it set up, they are paying all utilities (even though its all metered seperately), and there are 2 apts that they stopped updating that would be rented out with a little elbow grease.
Travis Hewlett BRRRR Strategy with a Niche - Oversize Garage/Shop
28 July 2019 | 19 replies
As for utilities, we are checking with the provider to see if we can separately meter the garage, as we have to run new services.
Michael Mastantuono What utilities are paid by owner for a duplex?
4 March 2023 | 19 replies
Pay to separately meter the utility.
Zaza Zirakishvili Georgia on anyone’s mind? (the country)
29 June 2019 | 5 replies
The real estate market is undervalued for now, with prime locations on average costing about 1,200 USD per square meter (about 110$ per square foot).
Kevin Asgharian Two Duplex Deal - Looking for comments and feedback!
20 August 2017 | 2 replies
The low rent one is a family friend who has lived there 12 years.Insurance total 1200Taxes total 6kWater is provided to tenants due to a shared meter situation.
Account Closed Rehab Deals in the Bay Area, California?
24 June 2007 | 9 replies
Couple that with the "pink envelopes" and it's often a slam dunk.If the electrical and water meters have been removed, they may be motivated. all cash
Robert Burns Driving Neighborhoods for Vacant/Distressed Props
11 September 2018 | 11 replies
One of the nice things about utility meters is that they are typically close enough to see without trespassing onto the property...
Melanie Stephens Seeking (More!) Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned Stories
24 March 2022 | 89 replies
Might have floated into the basement when it flooded, pulled the tabs out of the meter, and get the trons going so I can get the sump pumps going in the basement due to 6 feet of water after a hurricane.