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Good day, I'm in the process of buying my first fourplex (have one other property SFH) and I have a few questions on the best way to handle a couple things, any help/opinion is much appreciated:Laundry: current landlo...
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Hi everyone, I currently live in minneapolis MN and my wife and I bought our first duplex back in july. It has a detached garage. It has a manual door and no electricity. We are trying to decide if we should upgrade t...
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my tenant had a $350 electric bill last month, almost 3000 kwh. 1600 sqft brick house built in 2005. What is the most likely culprit for this? I have someone coming to check out the ac this week anyways. Any other po...
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Hey everyone,Does anyone have any experience installing solar panels on a rental property to offset the cost of electricity? I currently own a "house-hacked" duplex where my wife and I live on the first floor and the ...
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Hi, I just recently bought a duplex in La Mesa, CA (San Diego) and am looking for some contractors to build an extra laundry hookup for the bottom unit for my future tenants. Currently, I'm living in the top unit and ...
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I just got approved of a bank loan from a small bank. (Thanks for folks who advised small bank for small loan). Now tomorrow my realtor and I are going to go through the offer contract. After signature the realtor...
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I am a few months in to my first buy and hold property. I purchased an older four unit building that needs work and I am prioritizing work and upgrading when I can. The outlets are not grounded and I was aware of this...
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My local power company will give me a free electric water heater if I switch over from gas. It will still cost me about $250-$300 for additional parts and for the electrician and plumber to hook it up.
The c...
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Dear BP,We are in the process of researching an electrical upgrade for a 1950 apartment building with 8 one bedrooms and 2 studios, taking into account the following:We have no dishwashers or garbage disposals and won...
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I am currently practicing deal analysis, using the rental property calculator tool. It takes me a while to analyze a deal and even then, I am not 100% confident that my numbers are right each time.I'm trying to make m...