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Results (202)
Ed L. Heat pump vs. Straight electric vs. Natural Gas??
9 February 2014 | 32 replies

Closing on another rental property tomorrow. Older 3br. 1ba home built in the 1960's.

Home currently has natural gas central unit with "NO" central cooling. The only cooling comes from window units. Pretty unusu...

Andrew Merritt Buying Property w/ Window Units
17 October 2018 | 21 replies

I'm considering purchasing a small duplex that was built in 1964.  It only has window units, no central air or anything.  Do you guys usually shy away from this or is it not a big deal?

Mike Ross Rent a tool or buy it? Where do you draw the line?
14 June 2016 | 17 replies

Hey BP,     I'm out here trying a "flip-in" and know I am not looking to become a full time contractor at any point. When fixing things up I often struggle with buying it vs borrowing the tool from home depot. Many th...

Kevin Howard Building a Duplex: Contractor just told me he plans on using mini splits..Any issues?
18 August 2023 | 27 replies

I'm under construction on my first duplex. I chose a local builder who has been building a lot of modern homes in the area that looked appealing to me (why I chose him). We spent time designing the duplexes together a...

David Nelsen Splitting utilities in a duplex
7 August 2020 | 18 replies

We are about to close on a duplex that has separate electric but only one furnace, AC and hot water heater. Anyone have ideas on how to best split the utilities or bill back to the renters?
Currently there is only on...

Rodney Marcantel When NOT to buy a house that looks good online
14 July 2016 | 8 replies

Yesterday I went and looked at a house from a wholesale company locally in north Dallas (Carrollton) area that had a house they had under contract for $211K and selling to several investors for a starting price of $21...

Meir Greenblatt Do you get home warranty for your rental?
22 January 2020 | 22 replies

I'm a fresh landlord and every time I come across home warranty promotion I wonder if it's better to spend that ~$50 for a peace of mind and also I can take that out of my capex/maintenance budget? since my expenses w...

Chris Park Guest house tenant running A/C all day. What to do?
2 August 2023 | 45 replies

Guest house utilities are shared with main house under my name.  New tenant and he’s running the A/C all day and night even when he’s not there for long hours at a timeI’ve told him to be mindful and turn it off when ...

Scott C. Making handyman pay for leak repair
29 December 2013 | 29 replies

This may be a stupid question but I wanted to get some feedback from the community. We are rehabbing our third rental property and I have a handyman doing most of the work. One of the things I needed him to do wa...

James Masotti Pick apart my offers so the next ones are stronger
10 February 2016 | 18 replies

Hey guys...so far it's kind of been crickets on offers I've submitted for fix and flips. I know that a lot of people submit as many as 20 or 30 offers before they will get one accepted. REO's around here are ridiculou...