All Forum Posts by: Sonam Gill

Thanks for your responses everyone.  @Joe Splitrock For properties you have purchased with tenants placed, do you wait for a period of turnover prior to being proactive? Or does it depend on the repair? 

@Steve Morris I appreciate your advice as well, I am curious (at a high level) what your priority list of repairs are?  I agree with moisture intrusion being high on the list and causing a host of other problems as you delay repairs, but do you have an opinion on other repairs that have a similar trajectory in the sense that they get more expensive/cause more damage the longer you hold off?  

When purchasing an older property, are there red flag issues from inspection reports that new owners should choose to address proactively, rather than in reaction to a tenant raising an issue down the line?

In my experience with one of my older duplexes there are plumbing issues/leaks that my PM has addressed for each unit over the past year, but I am debating whether it would have been a better approach to address the root cause (dated plumbing system or damaged pipes highlighted in an inspection report) ahead of moving tenants in/in between tenants.  

Do folks find this to be a case by case assessment, or is it better to save time and proactively address some of these major big ticket issues?

My permits for my duplex in Columbus are almost at the finish line of being approved, except the reviewer requested that I get a design professional to add the language "UL 263" to the drawing of my fire wall.  We plan to do everything up to code, but does minor detail in a drawing really need to involve consultation with a design professional? Any advice would be appreciated. 

Also, if this helps, the building department emailed me these details in terms of what is required for a fire wall. 

Residential Code of Ohio Table 302.1 requires the common wall for two adjoined houses on separate lots to be 1 hour fire tested in accordance with ASTM E 119 or UL 263 with exposure from both sides, for each house; total combined fire rating of 2 hours. Fire-resistance-rated wall assemblies shall extend to and be tight against the exterior walls; and shall extend from the foundation, through the attic space and to the underside of the roof deck.

@Haydn Zeis could you also PM me your referral? 

 Yes it is located near Children's hospital.  Thanks for the insight everyone! 

I recently purchased a duplex in Columbus, Ohio, and wanted some advice on the floor plan of this full rehab. Originally the home was a 3-1 with a full bath on the first floor, but the investor I purchased the duplex from had drawn a floor plan to convert the smallest bedroom in each unit into a full bath and with laundry upstairs. I plan to consult an architect on whether we have space to add stairs and finish the attic, but not sure how that will shake out.  Can anyone share their thoughts/opinion on what the better option would be?

Background on the location: the neighborhood is a C+ transitioning to a B- near a large medical center with 12k+ employees.