Thomas A Buonanno
Purchasing land to build on
Caio My name is Tom and am not in Miami - I'm in Naples florida and own a couple of condo's and my own house is on a canal near vanderbilt beach.I am fed up with HOA fees and am looking to purchase a lot and then buil...
Nathan Gesner
Has anyone watched "Renters" on Netflix?
I just discovered this show tonight and watched the first couple episodes. It's a "reality" show from New Zealand and follows multiple property managers as they inspect properties and deal with tenant problems. They h...
Sravan Tatikonda
Separating Heat and Hot water utilities for a 2900 Sq Ft 4-plex
I'm currently house hacking in the North East. The property that I'm looking at was a single-family one and it was converted to 4-plex: 1 Bed/1bath(400 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(500 SqFt), 3Bed/1bath(1300 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(70...
Stuart Gardner
2-Unit Whole System Upgrade ROI
Greetings BP Community,We are currently closing on our first 2-unit property in MA, with the intention of house hacking the one and renting out the other. After the home inspection, we found out that the current syste...
Jose Ditren
Mandatory Security System for Landlord Insurance?
Hi! I need Landlord insurance for a rental property and we are being told by our agent that we are required to have security system such as ADT because of the fire protection rating in the zip code. They gave us two q...
Lucas Mills
How many tenants/properties are feasible while working full-time?
I have a full-time job that I would like to continue working while getting started with real estate investing.My short-term goal is to replace my currently monthly income of about 3k/month (after taxes) within 5 years...
Nicholas Lehman
Replace heating systems in one unit or all four?
I purchased a fourplex in the Anchorage Alaska area earlier this year. Each unit has its own forced air heater and 48 gallon water heater. The furnaces are 20-36 years old and the water heaters are 10-16 years old. ...
John Jeff
Should I file a claim? Please help!
Hello, We were out of town and our neighbors check on the heat etc at home when we are away. This time, when we were gone on vacation, our neighbors opened the kitchen sink faucet very little because it was freezin...
Adam Sankowski
How much does it cost to dig a basement in Boston (Somerville)?
I just found out that due to the new Somerville zoning I can build an addition onto my two family in Somerville!This would be about 600 sq feet. The next thing I’m trying to wrap my head around is do we dig out a new ...
Andriy Boychuk
Underground water lines
Hi BP Community. We need to replace few water lines in our mobile home park. What is the better material to do it? PEX or PVC or anything else?