Elliott Kim
Chicago Multifamily in Contract - Close or Pass?
Hello BiggerPockets,After about half a year of learning and searching for my first investment property, I've finally found a property which I plan to “house-hack”. We are in contract now and the inspection period ends...
Allyson Mitchell
Finding a lender as a travel healthcare worker
Hey! My name is Ally and I am a traveling radiation therapist. A huge reason why I decided to travel was so that I could make more income allowing me to invest in real estate. The income is great, however i’m realizi...
Joseph Kirk
House Hacking Duplex - Monthly payment Problem with utilities
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a duplex that I plan to house hack. I'm going to be living on the 2nd floor and rent out the 1st floor unit. We have a shared basement with 1 washer and 1 dryer that we share. my prob...
Joe Sadusky
Damage to HUD house before closing - Radiators exploded
Hey guys, I am about to close on my first HUD property and have a question that I'm hoping someone can answer for me. The appraisal was just complete on the property yesterday. We got the report back today and found ...
Anant Lal
How to respond to unnecessary repair requests.
I just had a new set of tenants move into my rental. Their initial move-in form noted a few conditions that they asked to have repaired. Although I was able to fix most of the issues, there were one or two that I coul...
Marianne Marzolla
furnace... One or two for Old Detroit home
My partner and I recently purchased a 1300 sq ft home in Detroit's Bagley neighborhood. It was built in 1929 and needs a complete rehab. The system is a boiler and all the radiators are missing. We had the heating sys...
Abraham Bakre
Looking for Real Estate Agents w/ Exp. in Multi-Family *2-4 units
Hey BP,
Long time since my last post! I find myself in a position where I have cash to invest but no connections to find off-market property. I've recently moved out to MD (Dec. 2018) and have somewhat settled down t...
Cody Ford
How do you know when a house is too old?
Im currently looking at a property that has tenants living in them. I thought the posting said 3 unit but my realtor gave me the paper work on it. I looked at the paper work and its a 4 UNIT property. Im waiting to ...
Luke Moczydlowski
Most Reliable Hot Water Boiler
I purchased a 12-unit building and I need to replace the boiler. One contractor recommended a 410,000 BTU Burnham boiler. He claims that's the best value for the money and it will last for a long time if properly ma...
Frank LaQuaglia
BOILER HEATING SYSTEM
In the past couple of weeks I have run into two potential houses that use boilers for heating. One house had a separate AC system with ducts and the second did not have any ducts. I'm thinking that the 2nd house will ...