Chad Westfall
Rehabbing 14 Unit, siding needs love. Thoughts on options?
Hey Guys,I have a 14 unit apartment building that I'm renovating. It was build in the 70's with a combination of cinder block and stick. The whole building needs to be repainted. The siding they used for the stick fra...
Dave Shellenberger
Separating garage, electrically
I purchased a SFH rental, which has a large deattached garage. This garage currently has electricity running to it from the main house...and I need to separate it, as I will be using it for material/tool storage ...
Allyson Straka
Rental property in Allentown,Pa
Hello everyone,I was looking at purchasing a three unit in Allentown, Pa. This would be my first deal, so it is a little nerve wracking to pull the trigger. It is the best deal that I saw in our market in a while. The...
Keith Goodwine
Finding code violations in walkthrough
Hi all! I walked through a house yesterday, and talked with some very interested sellers. They would like to move quickly from their larger house to a smaller house, and are willing to negotiate. I think we're goin...
Kiersten Vogt
Septic Inspections? Do you do them or waive ALL contingencies?
We're putting a cash offer in on a property. It's a property that needs some work and we'll be living in it and then doing a cash out refinance to purchase another investment property. It has a septic system and has b...
Ryan Schuler
HVAC system decision
A friend of mine is Trying to decide on a new heating unit. He said that he was quoted $10,000 for a Lennox unit with all new install, or $7000 for a York system with the same equipment that is there (which the sales ...
Heidi Kenefick
Odd situation- water leak casued damage to neighboring unit
A unit I own out of state, which is vacant at the moment, had a leak. I wasn’t initially able to reach the PM, but eventually did and they went out and dried up the water. There was no damage to my unit so I did not f...
Brad Babiak
Smoke Detector Recommendations
I recently attended a landlord training put on by the city of Cincinnati. I found out the proper code for smoke alarms is inside each bedroom, within 5 feet on the outside of each bedroom, kitchen, laundry room, and ...
Sean Mcintire
Foreclosure and delinquent taxes in IN
Happy Easter Sunday all,Situation:Looking at prop in Gary, IN.
tape says the value is $50kSafe to say it's vacant for a while if not yearsrehab neededdecent location - near a college$47,000 in delinquent taxes. (yes,...
Yong Lai
What to do if the builder doesn't respect the warranty?
Hi all,I purchased a new build single family house last December and just found out there are several issues with the house: the bathtub is not installed, the roof is unfinished, the ridge flashings are not installed,...