Hi BP Community,I’m in the midst of a very unusual situation with Baltimore County Gas & Electric (BGE). I purchased a rowhome in Middle River on 10/25 and at the time of purchase all gas appliances were working p...

I have been told that sub-metering this building is not a possibility (without spending ALOT of money to redo the plumbing). Currently, we divide the water bill among all the units every 6 months and bill the tenants....

Hello,I have woken up several times in the middle of the night to the sound of my fire alarm going off upstairs in the vacant attic. The detector is hardwired to the house so I am unsure of how to disconnect it. It wi...

I have a townhome that I have rented out for the past 2 years to 2 different tenant groups. All the renters have paid on time and I dont' have much contact with them except when something breaks down etc.. Do you guys...

We started buying this year and have three properties. One came with tenants, one is mid remodel and one we filled in June on a 12 month lease. So, until now, month 5 of that 12 month lease things have been fine. PM h...

I have an up/down duplex in St. Paul, the upper unit's furnace is in the attic, and blows air down through the ceiling.  It's tucked under the corner of the south side of my roof as you can see in the photo.  This is ...

I'm trying to get a furnace to blow warm air, right now its only blowing cold air. I believe the problem is that the pilot light is not ignited. The instructions on the furnace say that it is an auto-ignite. Should th...

For more context, here's a quick background of my first house hack: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...After purchasing, renovating, and eventually moving out of the 1st one, I was not sure...

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My husband and I have been looking at properties in the Philadelphia area and saw a large difference in the rents of buildings with two bathrooms versus one bathroom. We wanted to see what type of issues or co...

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It's a long post, but I will appreciate your responses.

So I have this 2-plex that I bought last month. It has one boiler in the basement that heats 1st floor and the 2nd floor. I had couple of contractor...