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Shawn Legree Electricity for construction
10 September 2013 | 5 replies

Hello guys,

This is my first time owning a home, I'm about to start gutting the property.

My question is how do I get electricity in the place? Do I use a generator or do I call the electric service pro...

Michael Kovacs Single to Multifamily Potential Conversion
14 March 2021 | 1 reply

Hi All,Looking at a SF home in New Jersey with Multifamily potential based on the layout. - Basement/ground level (half is underground since it is on a hill) has separate entrance, kitchen, full bath and living space ...

Roger Simons Say you want a taller ceiling in your basement so its usable...
15 June 2022 | 0 replies

There's going to be an awful lot of earth that needs to be moved out if you're digging down much.  I was thinking about this and how egress doors are usually preferred by tenants (as long as its not a very high crime ...

Chase Farley New Triplex - Roof Icicles
6 February 2021 | 6 replies

Hello BP, We recently purchased a triplex in a cold climate. We understood that the roof will need to be replaced this summer, and it is two-stories tall. The attic entrance was drywalled shut, and so inspection of th...

Arnie Guida Non Resident Has Keys
5 April 2016 | 33 replies

I'm at my 4plex and a non resident walks past me, pulls out some keys and opens the main entrance and then into an apartment.
I was dumbfounded.
I hesitated to do anything right away... The tenant is brand new on a on...

Ilan Rabinovitch Intercom and Access Systems
12 July 2021 | 0 replies

What are folks using these days for intercom and access systems on multi-unit buildings? In single family homes without shared entrances Ring, Simplisafe, etc seem to be great options. But for 4+ unit buildings with c...

Arnie Guida Keeping Salt Available For Tenants
24 November 2014 | 9 replies

I've done it, I haven't done it, I've done it...Do you keep salt by the door for tenants to use? I've kept a 5 gallon bucket by the door now and then, but usually it gets over used, and that crap gets tracked into the...

Rene Hosman House Hacking Specifics (yard, mail, utilities) - Making a SFH into 3 separate units
30 March 2023 | 1 reply

Question/Advice needed about having a three-unit house hack in a residentially zoned neighborhood. Looking to hear from someone with experience house hacking a single family into multiple units in a residential area. ...

Brie Schmidt Random diaper smell in Chicago
4 May 2022 | 9 replies

I got a 3 flat in Chicago, when you enter it sometimes smells like diapers.  The tenants say it is on and off for about 6 months.  It only smells in the entrance between the garden and first floor, once you get to the...

Ashlyn B. Should I be worried? SFH, being rented as Muti-Fam Home
1 August 2016 | 0 replies

Ok so we just bought a house in Fruit Heights UT that has a mother in law apartment. We are living in the basement (1bed/bath) and renting out the main floor (3bed/2bath). It is zoned as Single Family. Should I be wor...