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New Water Heater GuidelinesNational Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA) - On April 16th, 2015 the NAECA will require all manufacturers to make new water heaters to comply with the new standards. The change ...
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I received a booking same day request from the Airbnb platform for my Lake House.Yes I was concerned. It was a 4 day booking.What happened was that the people were in Atlanta on their way to SC from Florida and they r...
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Ok curious what some of you would do in this situation. The building is on well and septic and has a generator for storms that ensures heat, water, and emergency lights, no apartment electric. During Henri we had a...
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I made an offer on a foreclosed property. It's been foreclosed for two years. Water and power off. I'm wondering how I can be sure the water and power is functional before it's mine. I don't want to buy it and then th...
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I always see land for sale really cheap in the rural areas of nowhere and always wondered how much it would cost to develop out in the middle of the desert. Anyway, what does it mean when the ad refers to a water mete...
I was wondering what list people are having the most success with pulling. We are skip tracing and cold calling and always looking to improve our business. I think stacking lists is brilliant and I have found it to be...
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I'd like to know the cost of building the townhome pad ready to set 8-10 new townhomes. I'd include:
Development and design.
Permits
Street and walks.
Driveways and foundations (for garage and house without baseme...
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Located in the Northeast, weather is a big concern amongst other things that could damage a house not occupied 100%. As we scale up the number of properties we are managing, we have been looking for a good all in one ...
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We found a property that has two condemned homes. It is a REO listed at 86000. We are going to see it tomorrow. Per the agent it is of course cash only, vandalized property no electric due to no payment of bills ect. ...
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I just closed on a house that did not have the power connected nor the water. We won't be starting work on it immediately. My question is, do I need to turn on the utilities or can I hold off on that ? I'm just tryi...