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27 March 2024 | 14 replies
Please pay special attention to plumbing and electrical.Enough threads on BP on pros and cons of turnkey buying.
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28 March 2024 | 37 replies
However, I ended up getting a property that needed a new roof, water and sewer main, new electrical, and some plumbing work.
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26 March 2024 | 5 replies
Short-term not allowed by city.Condition: Built in 1930, All units are updated, newer roof, new windows, new foundations, new sewer, new electric/plumbing.
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29 March 2024 | 75 replies
Be careful with the foundations, the soil is sandier so it's common for shifting to occur which will affect the plumbing.
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25 March 2024 | 3 replies
Cost of plumbing, drywall, electrical, etc. is the same.
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25 March 2024 | 10 replies
So, ballpark figures are from electrical, plumbing, flooring, drywall, and ventilation.
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26 March 2024 | 23 replies
My guess is the whole building has settled, so lots of slanted floors, sticky doors, walls out of plumb, which makes it difficult to hang cainets etc.
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25 March 2024 | 3 replies
When were the Electrical, Plumbing, and Heating last updated3.
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25 March 2024 | 0 replies
It was down to studs when I bought it and I did almost everything except for plumbing and electrical myself.
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24 March 2024 | 3 replies
One major caveat is the real possibility of being put out of your own home if you ever get into a domestic issue with a tenant - I know people who have ended up having to rent a hotel room while they got something worked through the court and their tenant lived in their home, because once you rent to them it becomes "their home".