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Cash Flow

How can I improve cash flow on an existing rental?

Raise rent to market, recapture utilities via RUBS, add fees (pet/parking), refinance lower rate, appeal tax assessment.

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Direct answer

Raise rent to market, recapture utilities via RUBS, add fees (pet/parking), refinance lower rate, appeal tax assessment.

Expanded explanation

Cash flow has 5 levers: gross rent, other income, operating expense, vacancy, debt service. Audit each annually. Tax appeal alone often adds $50–200/mo on undervalued submission.

Examples

  • RUBS adds $80/unit; pet rent $50; tax appeal $100; total $230/mo.

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