John Chan
Necessary to Provide Tenant with A/C?
In Ohio, is it necessary to provide a tenant with A/C? I have a tenant who lives on the third floor, which is very hot in the summer, and I was wondering if it was necessary for the landlord to provide the tenant with...
Jessie MacDonald
Mold problem with tenants
Looking for any advice on what to do when a rental property has mold. Some info for you, we’ve owned this property for 4 years and have never had issues with mold in either unit until the current tenants moved in Janu...
Wai Chan
San Diego City virtual inspection
I installed a mini-split HVAC in one of my units a few months ago. Recently, another tenant reported it to the City, and I received a code enforcement letter requiring a permit for the HVAC. I promptly applied for a n...
James Kandasamy
AC cannot cool below 78F
Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...
Suduk N.
Separate heat and hot water in a 3 flats
I'm about to close a MFH in Chicago. It is a 2 flats with a legal basement making it a 3 units property. It has 3 electrical boxes and 3 gas meters. Currently, there is only 1 huge old gas hot water furnace that servi...
Stephen Lee
Your opinions on when to replace internals
Hi everybody,I'm looking to increase my volume to closing on 1 new flip a week by the end of the year. I was just wondering what everybody thought about when to replace non-cosmetic items in the house. I usually almos...
Doug Woodward
HVAC Copper in the Hood
We have the HVAC unit in a cage with chains around it as well, but there is still the exposed copper from the unit to the house. With freon and a new weld for the copper, it is going to run us $900.We have the house u...
Jorge Abreu
Reason 7 - Economies of Scale
Reason 7 on Why the Wealthy Invest in Real Estate!
Economies of Scale
✨This one is simple - the more units under management, the higher your ability will be to lower expenses (think cost per unit), thus driving up t...
David Shapiro
Do you replace 13 year HVAC system with R22 refrigerant?
Hi All, I have a 13 year old rental property in Austin that needs 4 lbs. of R22 refrigerant. I'm being told by the HVAC contractor that because of the phase-out R22 is $125/lb. If I'd like to find the leak that will c...
Edita D.
Tenant submits a LONG maintenance request list right after moving in.
Hey guys!We have a 3-bedroom house in Fort Worth, TX area that we just got move-in ready.The new tenant moved in (he's an OWNER in another state, relocates to TX for several years for work, has a dog: german shepherd)...