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Dolores Waldron Listed as 2 family but public record has it at 3 family?
11 April 2021 | 8 replies
For the electricity, if the circuits are run directly from the first floor's breakers panel to the third and not, it's similarly easy to transfer those to the second floor's panel, if there's room in the box.
Jose Corbera Under contract and now the issues start rolling in...
15 March 2017 | 11 replies
Not a complete rewiring of the home but adding specific circuits that are not in place and can be used for future use which do not deem necessary now.
Travis Donley Bought house, found out HOA is using our well, what to do...
15 March 2017 | 10 replies
The well pump is on our house circuit breaker also, so we ARE paying for it, in effect. 
Terrill Clark First Time Home Buyer
18 March 2017 | 14 replies
For me, this is a deal breaker.
Guevara M. Working With A Contractor
21 March 2017 | 4 replies
Make sure he has access to common area where electric panel is so if he has issue he can reset breaker.. or any other utility shut offs.. hitting a water pipe or blowing a breaker isn't planned but a quick reset or shut off is easy if you can get to the area. 
Adam Juodis Converting multifamily property to sub-metering?
24 March 2017 | 5 replies
I've been searching for a property to invest in for a while now, and I've come across a handful of properties which would have been good deals if the tenant would cover their utilities - that's been the deal breaker.
Dave Versch How and when to get utilities turned back on (NJ REO flip)
27 March 2017 | 4 replies
JDI know what your going throughI had to learn from hard knocksit is my suggestion once you get the deal closed and you have the keys go through the building and make sure everything is off, breakers, water, gasget you a compressor and a pressure gauge to check the water and gas service- turn the meters off then you can check the service connections to the meters and not just the buildingget you a meter and turn the breakers on one at a time and check for ground faults and line voltage and label the panel accordingly to the breaker, this way you know what circuits are running which areas esp if someone has done work on the propertyas far as the split units or gas packs the only way to know if these units are operating correctly is to turn them on and check your pressures you will need a ac guy if you don't have the equipment to do this workenjoy
Jeb Brilliant Thoughts on buying a duplex that's been converted to a 4 unit?
22 March 2017 | 6 replies
So it's a mess to understand.I can say the biggest killer to watch out for is electricity circuits being shared between units.
Jon-Erik Tucker School System for Rentals
24 March 2017 | 7 replies
@Jon-Erik Tucker While it isn't ever a deal breaker, I personally like to have properties in the best school districts.
Ally Kumar 53 year old duplex, too old as an investment?
27 March 2017 | 23 replies
Might want to bump your numbers up a bit just in case.Also on electrical, take note that the breaker panel might have double tapped breakers (common back then) which is big time no-no these days.