Joe Sampson
Conditional Use Permit / Commercial VS Residential Duplex
I have an up/down duplex I am currently renovating and have some choices to make. It's on a very high traffic street, has a wrap around driveway and currently a zoned duplex in a mostly residential area.
The upstair...
Zack Dasbur
Need Advice for Freezing Pipe Prevention
Hi Everyone! I have two (built in 2020) townhomes in the same complex. They are both end units adjacent from each other. For the past two years my pipes have froze. Once in year one of ownership for about 48 hours for...
Larry Turowski
Flooring suggestion for uneven concrete floor
I'm beginning to remodel units in a small complex with concrete floors. Here is a before picture of one of the units. They all were kinda ugly and had rugs which would require constant cleaning or replacement:Here i...
Carl Fordyce
effective methods to track income and repair expenses by units?
i just bought my first rental its a 4-plex building I've been racking my brain on finding the best method for tracking my monthly income to expenses on a per unit basis. I've looked at things on BP but everything is b...
Brad Ratushny
Industry Analysis - 5% growth
When reports state something like "The national apartment market’s annual effective rent growth rate of 5.1% in June 2015 represented a 47-month high, and continued a streak of 5.0%-plus rent growth..." the growth rat...
Brittany Kuschel
Fixer Upper Multi-family in Lincoln Park
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $145,000
Cash invested: $60,000
Buy and Hold Fixer Upper (owner occupy while renovating)
What made ...
Kimberly Troy
Purchasing a 2 level condo
I'm leaning towards purchasing a 2 level condo, (2 over 2). Planning to sell my single family home. Has anyone had or heard of any negative experiences with 2 over 2s?
Byron W.
Unit gets 70-80% humidity in Chicago (70 degree weather)
Hello, I'm house hacking a 3 unit in Chicago. The first floor unit gets really humid. There's no AC. It gets humid with the windows closed. With the windows open, it helps circulate air more of course but doesn't do m...
Siyi Tang
Creative strategies for house hacking
My partner and I plan to buy a home (single family or duplex) and house hack. We are not comfortable with sharing rooms with the tenant, so a separate entrance such as an ADU would be ideal. We are considering purchas...
Jacob Portalatin
Sell or Mid-Term One Unit or Two
Hello, I have a three-level townhome in Annandale, VA. I move next year, military duty, and I am considering whether I should sell or mid-term rent. My monthly PITI is 3071. Long-term rent would not cash flow.
The h...