Hello all, I have a large 5 unit building that is all separate electric baseboard heat. The building consists of 3 units that are 3/1, and then two 1 bedrooms. It's two floors. The left side of the building is two of ...

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I've been a lurker on and off for about two years now and I'm constantly impressed by the discussions and advice to be found on this site. I figured it was about time to get off the sidelines and join in...

Hi all,I am going to see a property this week that has fuses in lieu of circuit breakers.  I am planning on replacing the fuse box, but I am wondering what other work this may trigger.  The house was built in 1960, so...

So I'm looking at purchasing a MF home but the landlord pays utilities and with Michigan winters this could get pricey on a 1900 sq foot house. Any creative ideas for tenants to keep the bills down? Rent is 1150 per m...

Yes I know, but hear me out. Being an agent and investor has it's perks - I see what's going on in the rental space (much more demand than I have ever seen in my 15 years) and I don't need to tell you what the housing...

To make the answers unbiased for either side, I would like to ask this question both as a tenant and landlord. Please be impartial in your answers and answer as if you were both the tenant and landlord as well.
Are t...

Hello all!If you manage and maintain your own properties, what spare parts do you stock?What I have in mind are things that might make the house "unlivable", or parts that can be used to at least make the house safe o...

Hello,My apologies if this topic is covered elsewhere. If so, feel free to point me to it. We are about to acquire a 10+ unit multi-family residential building in Chicago built c. 1970, and are exploring options for u...

Hi Everyone!A bit about me - I recently purchased my first home in June, and am now currently house hacking that property. This, along with my sister's background in real estate with 9~ units, got me excited to start ...

It's going to happen. One day, maybe in our life time maybe in our kid's life time. Elon Musk wants to terraform the red planet back to green and blue. Let's say it works and we can now travel to our neighboring plane...