The power has been going out on 2nd/3rd floor.  I've hired electricians, they don't know whats happening, were just trying different things so it's been taking over a month to fix.
The power goes out at 5 or 6 am whe...

In the process of purchasing a 3 family owner occupied property in Massachusetts.  I will be living on the first floor taking over that unit from the current owner.  However, since the owner didn't have a car, she inc...

I recently bought a second duplex on the same street as a triplex I own. They are functionally the same construction--1920s-built, up-down 2br apartments of about 1000 square feet each with front porches, and a fin...

Hello, My husband and I are newbie investors closing on our first duplex (woot, woot!) on Tuesday. The property is in a college town of Oberlin, Ohio and only blocks from campus. We are struggling with determining the...

I bought a triplex in Pottstown, PA in January with a wonky layout.  It's a three-story building and each floor has a 1/1.  I got two of the tenants out on Saturday and am planning to do some renovations before gettin...

My husband and I just bought a bungalow and will rent the basement while we live on the main floor. The basement entrance/staircase is in the middle of the house. At the bottom of the stairs, there is a hallway with t...

I own a two family house in the Bronx that is in a commercially zoned area.  Every other building on the street is a large tenement style building with a ground floor business (restaurants, bars, cell phone shop, bike...

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I'm getting ready to remodel my first floor garage space to include another bed and bath. Weirdly the garage is the first floor and is as big as the second floor living area so there's definitely room but I need ...

Hi BP,What are some ways you keep expenses low in an office/retail building? I have heard updating the lighting to led is a huge savings on electric bill. It’s a 1930’s building w retail on bottom floor(they pay utili...

Hello all-I have been evaluating a property which I would potentially be partnering on in Marco Island, Florida and seek some input from more experienced Retail / Strip center commercial property investors. This prope...