Ryan VanPatten
Revenue from Solar? RECs income in Maryland?
Hi,I wanted to see if anyone has placed solar pv on rental properties?If so, what was your motivation? Do you advertise this feature and/or is it a large driving factor to attain particular tenants? How much do you ma...
Tricia O'Brien
Window air conditioner with extension cord safe?
Is is a big safety hazard to plug a 5000 BTU air conditioner into a heavy duty 6 ft or 12 ft extension cord and then plug that extension cord into the wall? I know the manufacturers do not recommend this, but I was w...
Marek Narewski
Best way to convert 2BR to 3BR in regards to BRRRR
Hi Everyone,This is my first forum post, so be easy on me, I'm a rookie. I closed on my first duplex last week in Connecticut, 2BR/1BA in each unit. I have the option to convert one of the units into a 3BR and plan ...
Kyle Bronstein
Financial Feasibility of solar electric for rental properties?
I am new to real estate investing, but I have had an idea for a long time. The numbers are finally to a point where this idea makes sense to me. I am a solar contractor in Florida, I do mainly residential photovoltaic...
Ryan Driscoll
Pricing a rental - separate or combine utilities & estimate cost
Hi all,Just purchased a house - it is an owner occupied 2-family. The house is a converted single family --> two family. I could use help identifying my options for what to do with utilities. This is the current si...
Jennifer Castro
Hurricane Shutters
Hi Everyone,
I plan on investing and holding in Miami, where I live. We don't really have hurricanes here. I wanted to know if for rental properties its worth buying the hurricane shutters or should the tenants be ...
Dan Mackin
Federal Pacific Breaker Panels
Right now I am helping an associate through buying their first property. They are currently renting the condo and have gotten an great offer from the owner which will result in an almost instant 30k in equity on top ...
Jay Levy
Solar Panels on Multi Family Properties
I’m looking into install solar panels on several multi-family properties (2 - 4 units). During the summer months we rent these properties to short-term renters and we pay the electric bills. In the winter months we...
Alex Wang
Separate electrical and gas meter for ADU in San Francisco
Hi all, I have a question here:I had an ADU (converted from garage) in San Francisco. I want to Separate electrical and gas meter for the ADU, so that the tenants in the ADU could pay for their own PG&E bills. Sin...
Peter Doan
Advice is needed for solar vs legalize duplex
Hi,I recently bought a house with an in-law unit. The size of the in-law unit is the same size of the house (around 1400 sqft for each of them). Both of them are rented to separate tenants.Currently the two units shar...