Hi BP. I’m looking at several great duplexes and one thing that seems to be a sure thing. They all have window units. I know it’s probably the only thing that makes sense from a tenant billing perspective. Look forw...

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I recently bought an older four family (in December 2018) built in 1897 and inherited all the tenants.  Each unit is 3 bedrooms one bath and three people in each.  One unit recently had one roommate move out ...

I bought a short sale rental house in New York a little over a month ago that had to be renovated.  The gas heat was turned off last April by ConEd, the local utility company, because the previous owner had not paid t...

Ran into a problem today that had me tearing my hair out for hours. New to me house built in 76. I was working in the bathroom and the power went out, GFI plug and lights. Checked all the usual things, GFI w...

I am trying to up grade an outlet with a GFCI. In order to keep from getting an "open neutral" reading on my tester, It obvious I am going to reroute some of the wiring. Do real electricians use jumper wires to find ...

Hi fixers,I hired a handyman to do my electrical and am sure this issue will reoccur again during the future. What I had the handyman do was rewirse 2 sepearate lights into one. Its a 120V circuit. I replaced the dimm...

I have a tenant requesting the current 110v outlet be upgraded to a 220/240v outlet for her clothes dryer. I've had previous tenants use a dryer with no reported issues. What is your experience with this? Is this some...

I' m planning on renovating a 2x 2/1 duplex (ca 1500 sqf total). Current electricity supply is 100Amps for each unit. My GC claims this is plenty of power since hot water and furnace both run on natural gas. I w...

I am a first time buyer with 2 general questions. The house for it's age (built in 1915) is in great shape but needs a couple things: 1. Roof vents. 2. The drain in the basement needs replaced. 3. Everywhere has been ...

Hi all. We just started rehabbing a 1500 square foot house in an upscale neighborhood. It currently has a 150 amp service and panel box in the basement. My thinking is that we may need to upgrade to 200. Especially...