Megan Greathouse
Leaking basement on a historic duplex in St. Louis
Hello! I'm hoping some of my fellow St. Louis investors with experience with older multi-family properties in the city might have some thoughts for me. I'm under contract on a duplex in the city (near Soulard) that wa...
Maria De La Vega
Tenants keep putting food in the garbage disposal and blocking it.
Hi all,
I rent two room to two different tenants in my 3B/3B property. I do not live in the property but I have access to.They have blocked the garbage disposal a couple of times and I had to figure out how to unbl...
Patrick Philip
How do you start a subdivision?
Suppose you want to buy a few hundred acres, and then split them up into individual parcels and build a house on each one. How do you know that the local Zoning Department will allow you to change the zoning? (which I...
Fllnids Agg
Vac rental pool exists - get a heater installed or a hot tub?
Hi!We just bought a house near Venice, Florida. Its a waterfront property that has a pool. We are getting the pool fixed ($10k cost its 70s fiberglass pool). Plan is to make it a seasonal rental during the snow bird s...
Brad Gibson
Any input on buying Multi with utilities that arent split?
Hello fellow BPers, I am looking into buying a Tri-plex that doesn't have any of the utilities split up. The current landlord rents to a farmer who pays all rent and utilities for his 3 employees living in the apt. So...
Justin Goodin
Apartment Investing in Indiana
Hello,I am in the beginning stages of purchasing an apartment building, hopefully between 10 and 30 units in Indianapolis(or surrounding areas). I am currently speaking with a couple brokers and analyzing deals. I hav...
Sharad M.
What does two meters and one boiler mean?
Hello all,
So I am looking to buy this duplex and I noticed that it has two separate gas meters, but only one boiler. I called the gas company to find out about what all I need to do to separate the utilities and thi...
Account Closed
Is it dumb to hire a PM in a red hot rental market?
Portland's rents have been rising over 10% year over year. There's a lot of political brew-ha-ha both locally and at the state level over tenant protections and increased housing costs, and local and state laws have ...
Michael McKay
College Rental Analysis
Hi Everyone. Looking for feedback on a college rental I'm considering moving forward on. Here is a link to the BP analysis that I ran. Below are a few notes:
The house is a 4 bedroom and I'm going to make the dining...
Harley S.
Tenant Invoicing Me
I have an interesting issue where I purchased a commercial property that was seller occupied. The seller stayed in one of the commercial units and I assumed his existing lease as well as the other existing leases. T...