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17 February 2024 | 11 replies
If you were burning fuel oil or coal or something like that stainless steel would be required but for natural gas you can use either material.
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16 February 2024 | 5 replies
The closest to that is environmental coverage for Underground Tanks (normally gasoline or oil).
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15 February 2024 | 42 replies
I've heard the Zinser shellac based primer does a better job at locking in odors as opposed to Kilz...or make sure it is an oil based Kilz...Here's a link to a BP cat litter flip forum post from a few years back...half way down page 5 he talks about the smell removal process. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/133059-cat-li...
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16 February 2024 | 14 replies
Balloon" framing (1920's I believe).Radon.Plaster and lathe instead of sheet rock (pre 1950's) or plaster and wire mesh variations (50's) more solid than sheetrock but a real b*tch to repair or demo if you're remodeling.You've got Galvy plumbing but also need to look out for other kinds of outdated plumbing like clay sewer lines (pre-1930's, prone to collapsing, bellies, root intrusion), cast iron (1950's, often rusted and/or cracked by now), and PB (polybutylene, gray-colored water pipes, 1980's, prone to rapid degradation and subsequent bursting, mostly gone by now).Buried Oil Tanks-- Do you have those there?
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14 February 2024 | 7 replies
It almost feels like I’m casting out a fishing line but no bites.
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14 February 2024 | 2 replies
Today I got a call from the first floor tenant stating that there is a strong smell like dog/fish in her front porch.
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14 February 2024 | 1 reply
And to build my portfolio up with some small fish then snowball into bigger.
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14 February 2024 | 11 replies
Perhaps, the heating system is old and inefficient oil heat and you modernize it to a high efficiency unit with a cheaper fuel like natural gas.
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15 February 2024 | 15 replies
I understand I am not the biggest fish, seeking my first property and all, but should this concern me?
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13 February 2024 | 10 replies
Quote from @Ashton Hines: Hi Devon, Curious what you think about the STR market around Lucas Oil.