All Forum Posts by: Joe Jor

I am out of Westchester County, NY.  I am looking for any recommendations for Screen or Storm Doors providers that are also reasonably priced.  I will admit that the door is an unusual size (30x84) which may require a custom door. The companies I have looked at all start around $350 .  This seems very expensive for some aluminum and plexiglass.

Image is attached for what I am imagining; simple, basic, affordable.

Thanks for your thoughts and feedback.

Joe

@Mario Masseroli, That was retail on a buy and hold whose roof was failing, circa Summer 2015, so pricing data might be a little stale.

Joe

@Mario Masseroli, Only a small contextual help, but a new roof in New Rochelle cost $15k (including gutters) for asphalt shingle.

Just make sure you structure the contract so the contractors get paid when work is completed; you want to stay their highest priority.  BP podcast for 1/30/2020 had content about contractors and keeping them motivated.

Joe

@Marielle Walter, It is worth the Amtrak ride from DC to CT for a weekend (~$600?) to see the area and judge for yourself if it is what you are looking for. For an investment of this size/magnitude, I would want more information that Google/BP Users/Theory can provide.

To other's points, if this isn't a student area, you can scout out and identify where the student areas are.  If you are around on a Saturday night, you will see either kids or seedy characters (ok, I am exaggerating a bit).

In lower Westchester County NY, property taxes are easily $15k and up.  I don't think @Peter Nikic tax number is that off.  It should also be noted the CT's economy is stagnating a bit and they are slightly loosing population; just to keep in the back of your mind as it can affect rentability, taxes etc.

Tangentially, a great freakonomics listen on Rent Control:

http://freakonomics.com/podcas...

Joe

Thanks for all the feedback!  It looks like the line burped and we again have heat in that cold rad.  I will have to prepare myself for a move invasive repair when/if I ever need have to drain the system again.

Joe

Does anyone have a ceiling on their CapEx budget?  For example when your CapEx bucket hits $10k or $20k, this ~5% contribution instead goes to increased cashflow?  

I know ... a great problem to have!

Joe

@Judy Parker, Yup cranking the heat is a classic, I tried that one as well as pumping they system's PSI up to 27 lbs.  Unfortunately neither worked. :-/

Thanks for the ideas!

Joe

@Jim K.  I asked the plumber if there was some kind of snake that existed for the radiator pipes.  He looked at me like I was crazy!  I guess you and I were both thinking the same thing.  Thanks for the suggestion, I will give it a try.

I had never see this possible solution before.  I wonder if it would work.  I also don't know where it is being done as I have never seen a radiator pipe that skinny in NY.

Joe

When I filled the system, all radiators on all floors were bled, including the cold one.  They were bled again while the plumber was on site.  Additionally, the plumber who stopped by disconnected the radiator and tested both valves (it has one on both the fill and return sides) to ensure they worked.  This was the process that he determined that the return line was blocked: fill side feed pipe got hot (while bleeding), return side never got warm.  While the radiator was fully disconnected, he shined a light through the rad end-to-end to make sure there was no blockage.

One more detail: this is a 3 story house, cold rad is on the 3rd floor.  The other 4 rads on the 3rd floor are hot.

Joe