I attended a REIA meeting in the area I'm looking to invest in and one landlord stated "any vacant house in this area will have it's copper piping stolen. Groups mark their territory by leaving a brick in the middle ...

I've owned a two-flat in Albany Park for about a year now. We've replaced the roof (18.5K, it was never torn off in 100 years) and redid kitchens and bathrooms. We're planning to replace our galvanized pipe with coppe...

TLDR;  We've lived in this rental property for 2 years, and are beginning to suspect there are some issues with mold.  Pin holes leaks in pipes, and persistent respiratory issues for our entire family, make us wonder ...

I just got a quote for the conversion but when I asked about keeping the copper in the home, the price went up 300 bucks.  Huh?  This particular company claims to offer deep discounts on the removal of the boiler/radi...

Looking for insight on whether or not repiping our Chicago three flat from galvanized to copper (PEX isn’t allowed) will add any significant resale value.Repiping is on our less urgent list of necessary maintenance it...

1st time tagged by the copper thieves ( I assume there are more then 1 person).  My biz partner notice back door key was missing last week, but with people come in and out sometimes that happen. The house was 99% do...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Thomasville.

Purchase price: $105,000

Cash invested: $124,000

Currently on MLS at $179900. I would be happy to BRRR this one.

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The copper lines were cut off (stolen). The AC unit looks new and in good shape. I'm curious to know if we can just get new copper lines installed for the unit OR do we have to replace the whole AC unit. If we can rep...

I'm about to buy a house in Baltimore where i just discovered the copper wire was cut out from from the basement and every wall socket in the house.

I have my electrician going down there tomorrow, this is c...

Good morning biggerpockets,I am a new real estate investor who recently purchased my first 3 flat in Niles! It's a multifamily built in 1963 with galvanized pipes and I currently have two tenants on the 1st and 2nd fl...