I am looking to create a routine maintenance schedule for my single family house rental.  I know that I need to change the air filters, inspect the batteries on CO/smoke detectors, inspect the properties every 3 month...

So for the past two years I have been managing my family's handful of rental properties and have made the decision to open my own property management company. This is not my first company and I understand how importan...

Hi all, hoping someone can help me. My upstairs unit heat is working great, except in one room (middle bedroom).No heat was coming out of it when I got the property, but my heating guy flushed the system, bled the rad...

Need advice. Purchased home from Fannie Mae that was stickered WINTERIZED on every piece of plumbing.  After closing a plumber told me all the lines were busted.  The walls had to be ripped out throughout hse and pipe...

After two HVAC companies serviced the two furnaces in the duplex I own in the course of the last 12 months, the third one discovered that both furnaces have multiple cracks in the exhaust systems. Here is my question:...

I have a few properties that run on well water. No water bill for the tenant is great but being responsible for pump and well to operate properly could be stressful. Water pump could stop working anytime, nights and w...

I have a home that was infested with cats. The second you walk in, the smell punches you in the face. The floor has been stripped down to sub-floor and the sub-floor must still be holding odor along with walls, ceili...

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Here's my current siutation. Received the FNMA Addendum on the 16th of April, standard 10 day inspection period. The regular purchase contract stated that all utilites would be on to allow for inspecti...

Touching base with everyone to see how they handle inspecting electrical items (including HVAC) when a home has been vacant for a while. Will power companies turn things on for a day so you can inspect? I'm worried ab...

What complications if any do you have to look for when buying a home that has had all utilities shut off? What kind if fees are associated with this also? In the Pittsburgh area.