It was also used in water pipes years ago, which is the reason some cities struggle with lead poisoning in their water. 

Hi all-I'm testing the waters to see if my contractors are missing something.

Who pays water/gas/trash?

and am planning on doing another HH (4 - plex) when I can, I'm also looking to break into small mulit-family ((8 - 15) units) as my first "real" investment by raising private capital, both by the end of the year hopefully.My question is meant to start a conversation as I look at House Hacking as dipping your toe in the water prior to diving in, there is not much information on what to do between dipping your toe in and swimming... so, 1.)

For instance if you had a few acres in an undeveloped area, you may use it for camping or if there was water on the property maybe fishing. 

Instead, real estate went from warm to warmer to disco.

Then He plays very loud music, won’t let anyone in his unit including the water department cause our water bill and electric bills have skyrocketed, when the contractor goes upstairs to fix the upstairs unit he lets everyone know there was a suicide in the unit which we feel will scare away another tenant when we are trying to get it filled.

Hey Mark,Welcome to Bigger Pockets and a warm welcome back to the States!

You need to make sure the basement is 100% dry or you will deal with water and mold problems, destroying your investment.

At the time, I was selling water systems door to door and purchasing property was the furthest thing on my mind.