How it started vs How it's going PLOT TWIST lol

[Aqeelah M.]

How it started: :D

How it's going: :/

Moved to Kansas from the sunny skies of California and had no idea about FROZEN PIPES. Turned on the heater because I thought that would help thaw out the pipes, man, was that a BIG mistake lol. Came back the next day to this..... I just closed on this property 3 days prior to this happening lol

My first thought was "my life is over, how will I ever come back from this" ... Thank god I did not have a tenant yet.

Turns out I have a wholeeeee lot to learn about houses and from this experience, I am gaining so much education and I am grateful. I will replace my pipes with PEX, properly insulate pipes, have the thermostat set to a certain temperature when a property is vacant, require tenants to have renters insurance, and send a reminder to keep water dripping in cold temperatures. 

lol is it odd that I am actually excited about working on this project instead of experiencing sleepless nights (*knocks on wood) ... I have been reading about Real Estate Investing for the past two years and it's kind of surreal that I actually got this far.

[Nathan Gesner]

@Aqeelah M. good job staying positive!

Any time you're leaving a home vacant, even in sunny California, it's wise to shut off the water main so that any pipe leaks are very limited. This is even more important in homes with a risk of freezing. Even if the heat is on, you may experience a power outage or the furnace could break and things freeze up quickly. I experience many frozen houses every year and they are never fun.