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Good news for investors - A new replacement for the Dodd-Frank
This is good news for investors:"CHOICE Act 2.0 switches stance on structure of CFPB leadership Following through on promises made by President Donald Trump, leading Congressional Republicans unveiled a new...
Harman N.
25 year old furnaces, water heaters: replace upfront or let fail?
Hi all,I bought a 4-plex a couple of weeks ago. Three of the four furnaces are 25+ years old, and three of the four water heaters are super old as well (18, 24, and 25 years). It's in a rough but rapidly gentrifying n...
Michelle Thomas
My tenant would like the carpet replaced...What should I do?
Hello BP family, Okay, Here's the situation ...My tenant of moved into my townhouse in January of 2017. Since then she has had a long laundry list of replacement request. To make a long story short...The carpet in the...
Radhika M.
Roof replacement and other exterior work with Tenants in the units
We have a 4-plex and we need to do a lot of deferred maintenance that the previous owner did not do. The work includes roof replacement and siding repair among a few other things. We plan to get this done in the next ...
Patrick McGowen
Replacing a Deck for B/C Class Rental: Trex or Wood?
You don’t have to read all below to weigh in as it is kind of a ramble, my core question is: what to use for decks in rentals comparing wood (redwood for example) and Trex or similar plastic decking. Trex is a recycl...
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8 Reasons Why Land Tax Should Replace All Other State Taxes
Land taxation should replace all other forms of state taxation. For the reasons that I will describe below many economists, tax theorists, politicians, and philosophers have strongly advocated for land taxation to be...
Corey G.
Best suggestions for replacing several AC units (rooftop package heat pumps)
Hello Everyone, New to bigger pockets but not to investing in properties. I own 3 multiplex properties and Over the last few years I've spent a lot of money on AC units that have died. I have working (but old) AC unit...
Robert M.
I need to replace a furnace, which brand is "best" value?
I need to replace a 25 year old furnace with a bad heat exchanger. Service man saw stains in the PVC vent pipe and confirmed the heat exchanger is leaking. Now what? Many choices on the market. Location is northwester...
Charles Worth
Chinese Buyers Replace Canadians as Top Foreign Buyers of U.S. Homes
Thought the below might be interesting to those selling passive properties. This trend has obviously been going on for some time though it looks like it is holding or accelerating. http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese...
Chelsy C
do I need to replaced all galvanized steel water plumping pipe?
from your experience if replaces the steel pipes to copper pipes, would that help to increase the property value or is it worth to do so? I have a crawlspace.