OK I am a nice guy.  I pay for the water at my apartments.  I don't charge for the use of the fourplex's washer & dryer.Last weekend I was there one evening, and noticed one of the tenants was having a party.  The...

Anyone have any experience turning a larger SFR into a Duplex?  Basically what would you look for in a SFR to give you this option besides size of course.  What to look for to minimize rehab costs?  Also, if anyone ha...

The tenant wants to put a tub in the back yard. They will pay for the purchase, installation, usage and maintenance of the tub. They will also be responsible for any possible damage to the house (such as leakage). Whe...

I just received a quote from my AC company, these are the two options we received:
Option #1: For a 2-stage Rheem heat pump system the total price will be $8,340.00.
Option #2: For a single stage Tempstar heat pump ...

Hi all,First post after having discovered this site about 6 months ago. Love the podcasts and looking forward to broadening my knowledge and hopefully building a decent portfolio over time. I have a question on whethe...

We had a cold spell last week. I get a text Sunday night from a tenant that the radiator pipe is broken (4 days after the cold spell ended). What I know is that she ran the propane tank empty and did not get it re...

Hi BP, How do you guys typically go about expenses on a SFH? Do you have a general rule, or advertise relative to what the market is offering? I have yet to purchase a property, but think it would be smartest to pass ...

For those of you who have fully replaced old windows & installed new ones in your personal or rental properties I’m curious what percentage it reduced your utility bills.I have an apartment unit that has 15 large ...

Hi everyone,  I came across a 6 unit MFH. Asking is 54k, my contractor said it would be 80-120k to completely update the property (it is vacant, mostly cosmetic but still run down). The property would gross 3-3500 a m...