I am a property manager from Chico, CA.  I have a client who has solar panels that are paid for on his house.  There are two units, one is a main house and then a separate back house that will be rented out separately...

The appraiser's took some pictures and included them in their report. Funny, they also took photos of comps and one of our other houses that we bought was one of the ones they used as a comp (:

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Hello everyone! I'm set to convert my primary residence into a long term rental property. I installed solar panels on the roof back in August 2019 and over one year, the panels produced over 11 MW of electricity, mini...

Hey guys, I have a flip with popcorn ceiling in every room but the kitchen. The house was built in 1977. It’s not a high end flip. ARV is 130k should I go through the expense of having it removed and refinished or lea...

Hello all- I recently acquired a 2-flat in Chicago (Cook County, Illinois) and there are only two electric meters/panels. Is a 3rd required for common areas and exterior lights? Less the inside wiring, what is an appr...

Hey BP - I'm under contract on a 3 flat in Logan Square. I'd like to have an electrician through to quote out some work. The rough scope would be to replace the 3 existing electrical panels and to possibly increase se...

How dose one incorporate Solar panels into the lease, in terms of tenant paying the electric utility? Specifically, I am planning to rent out my home which I own solar panels and currently have a loan ending in 5 year...

I've done some preliminary research on going solar for my primary residence (two unit with flat roof and almost no shade according to comed and project sunroof by google)
Ive run my numbers a few times and I understa...

I'm looking into buying a 3flat building in the Chicago area but the building needs rewiring and updated plumbing so my question is does anyone have an estimate for each individual issue? It doesn't have to be accurat...

Would anyone be able to provide their thoughts on splitting up electricity and water on our new property? We’ve just bought our first property (yay!) and it is a current duplex that we’re converting into a triplex. It...