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[b]Had a close call recently. Had a wonderful 2 handle faucet that was slightly running (smashed washers, couldn't shut off 100%) and a tub drain that couldn't keep up with it. Luckily we were able to avoid a big disa...
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Quick background: I have decided to start building a portfolio of rental properties (multi family) mostly in the Boston area for now. After acquiring a couple of 6 and 7 family - 600K properties, I realized it is quit...
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Wondering what the going rate is for Property Management (PM) lease renewal fees (same tenant, just renewing lease for another 12 months)
I’m in Philadelphia and have seen anywhere from $0 renewal fee to a flat $2...
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Hi There,I have a tenant who has been having issues with his air conditioning on and off since last summer. Each time, we send our super to check the controls and if we need to, we call the air conditioning tech to co...
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I live in a small town outside of Nashville. My initial investment goal is to acquire a four plex and live in one of the units while renting out the other 3. I qualify for an FHA loan and was going to use that finan...
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Hi all,
About a year ago we purchased a 2 story 2000 sq house in Garland, Tx as a rental. Got a great price but put about 25-30K in upgrades including new A/C, water heater and appliances. The house is all electric an...
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The building department wants the wall that separates the 2 units fire rated 1hour. I have no idea where to start. I asked the city for some help and they send me to google. Any help is appreciated thanks.
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I looked at a sixteen unit multi family today. It consists of two buildings. There are a total of three gas boilers for heat. The landlord pays heat and water, but each apartment has it's own electric meter and then t...
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Hello BP Community, I have a question regarding one of my new tenants. I had a tenant sign a lease with me at the end of May. On paper she passed with flying colors - 3X income, good credit, positive landlord referenc...
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In my limited experience as a landlord, this is the first time I've come across this situation, so I was hoping to get some feedback/advice from other landlords...
One of my tenants just called my property manager to...