Allen Wu
Would you buy a new AC unit or pay $500 annually?
Hi All - I have a rental property closed back in 2015. The AC unit was installed in the late 1980s. The Unit now requires annual maintenance (Freon refill and tune up). The cost has been going up everything year. Rece...
Jon Dang
Buying a quadplex with an old HVAC system? Homewarranty? Advice
Hello BP Family,I have found this quadplex that looks like a great deal. This will be my first deal that I plan to house hack and acquire via FHA. Numbers work out at ~$600/month in cash flow after all expenses. Savi...
Doug S.
Kitchen Remodeling Help
Hello,
Just bought a condo that needs to be updated. I currently live in it but don't plan on staying longer than a year. Afterwards, I plan on renting it out. This is my first property that I will remodel and kno...
Jordan Dooley
Had my HVAC stolen but I have insurance. Advice needed.
So I closed on my first rehab 3 days ago. YAY! But now someone has stolen my AC unit haha. We have insurance and our deductible is $1k. I heard Acs can cost $3k-$5k? is that accurate? I'm in Atlanta, GA.
Also, my p...
Linda Weiner
STR and Pool Heaters
I'm planning on another STR, but this one has a rather large pool, where many STRs in town have a small plunge pool. In SW Florida our season is typically January-April. A pool heater will definitely make the STR much...
Atwan Kwan
How to SAVE on ENERGY????
Problem...... - Utilities From HELL!!!!My client has the property from hell, with an old-school forced air furnace.....I was able to get them great tenants at a great rate..... only to find the blood sucking heat drai...
Yvette Chung
Please help a newbie out - South Jersey analysis
Hi all! I have been a long time lurker and finally just acquired our very first rental property. It's a duplex in South Jersey. While i have tried to take everything i learned from BP I am hoping to leverage your expe...
Account Closed
Utility company won't turn on gas. Heating alternatives for the winter? (New York)
I bought a short sale rental house in New York a little over a month ago that had to be renovated. The gas heat was turned off last April by ConEd, the local utility company, because the previous owner had not paid t...
Oleg Mikhailov
Steam heating to electric baseboard conversion
I own a 10+ unit brick building in the North East. The heating system in the building is single pipe steam radiators. The system is old, heating is inefficient, some units heat up to 90+ degrees, some units don't hea...
Mimi Booker
Paying too much for maintenance & repairs?
I am a new landlord with 1 single family residence in Houston, TX which was built in 2005. I just had some maintenance & repairs done to the house:- $220 to replace A/C drain pan and overflow plug.- $85 for a "S...