Chris Murdien
Would installing solar panels on rentals be a wise investment?
Question to the apartment owners, management companies, single family portfolio investors and the like.Would installing solar panels on your income producing assets make sense if there was no upfront installation cost...
Luis Pereiro
Need help requesting City/County to install a sewer line??
Hello BPI have rentals in an older neighborhood which is connected to the city sewer line, except for 1 street. Not sure why that is. I happen to have 2 of my rentals on that street. I've spoken to a few of the neighb...
Rob Strickland
Does it make sense to install security as a landlord?
We are getting ready to rent out our first property which is a 3 unit and we're thinking it would be a good idea for the property to have a security system in place. It's right on the edge of the very desirable locat...
Kevin Jerwood
Solar PV Installations Increase Value of Property by $20k - $25k
How many rehabbers are fitting Solar PV as standard? A large study of over 22,000 homes conducted by the Berkeley Lab, https://emp.lbl.gov/publications/selling-sun-price-premium-analysis found that purchasers are happ...
Mack Fleming
Real Estate "Dealers", Installment Sales, Deferred Taxes, and the IRS
The IRS does not allow real property Dealers to use the Installment Plan method of accounting. This means that if the Dealer does an Owner Financed sell, he/she is responsible for the tax liability for the entire pape...
Eric Mao
subfloor issue after we installed hardwood floor. house < 1 yr
I purchased a new home from a builder 9 months ago. It's still under warranty. It's a house with an unfinished basement. The main floor has builder installed engineer hardwood and upstairs has carpet.The house has ...
Sven Salvador
How Installing Solar Panels on Multifams Can Earn More GRI
A whopping 33% of the U.S. population lives in a rented apartment, and these apartments are power guzzlers. We can reduce their power bill by 2/3 with Green Retrofits and solar panels.
First, We Reduce th...
Chanda K.
Plumber for Guardian & Water submeter installation in Cinci OH
Anyone in Cincinnati OH used or using guardian and water care to recommend the plumber they used for the installation of the sub-meters?
Luke Babich
HVAC upgrades: should we install Ductwork or a Mini-Split?
New 4-family property.At Arch Buyers, my business partner and I just bought a 4-family property in St. Louis County. The two upstairs units have brand new duct-work. There are furnaces in the attic to provide forced a...
Catherine Ann
Tile grout crack with newly installed tile over backer board.
I recently contracted with a home repair company to install a tile floor. He came highly recommended by a friend. The installer suggested using two layers of 1/4" backer board instead of one 1/2". Now the grout is ...