I've read several discussions about lien issues (fortunately not an issues for us) with water bills but my question has to do with landscaping. If we ask our tenants to pay water, what incentive do they have to ma...

Hi all. Looking to buy a home as primary residence from HUD. I have a signed contract but HUD is refusing to allow us to turn the water on prior to settlement. The lender I had lined up is saying they need the water t...

Hey all,Im rehabbing a home in Countryside, IL and looking for recommendations on a company that does water service pipe upgrades. I need to replace existing 3/4" line with 1"+ from the "B box" in my front lawn to ba...

Can anyone share their experiences with using tankless water heaters? I had to replace an electric water heater recently, and someone at the city building department recommended using a tankless unit. I was surprised ...

Here's the situation: I bought a 4-plex in a B class area in June 2015 (about 7 months ago).  I'll be honest; didn't know about BP at the time, I had read a few books, but definitely didn't know how to analyze a deal ...

I had the water on for the inspection and appraisal period and had it turned off after that time. I did this because  I had a vacant house with burst pipes and the damage was over $22,000 so now water is off in vacant...

Hello,
I would like to know your thoughts on developing a raw land into a strip mall.  I signed a contract to purchase and in due diligence period.   The raw land is parallelogram shape approx 900 x 200 ft (approx 4 ...

I'm looking at purchasing a Duplex and turning the basement into a 1-2 bedroom, 1 bath unit. It already has a kitchen area and bathroom built out, but unfortunately it never passed coding for a legal 3rd unit. (I thin...

Although Philadelphia offers detailed zoning and use requirements, I am struggling to find concrete information on the requirements for certain bonuses. I was looking for the answers on the Philadelphia Water Departme...

Seeking out some feedback from this highly experience community. I am looking at a SFH and some of the items listed in Inspection report will require repairs but seller is not willing to perform the repair work. We ma...