Joshua Krilov
Which of these would you fix?
Under contract on our first potential property and just got the inspection report back. I feel totally overwhelmed by the list of 100+ things. Which of these would you expect seller repair credits on? Which of the pro...
Paul Shepherd
New Landlord Needs Help - Detached Garage Electric
Happy New Year BPers! I'm looking for best practices advise/help. I recently purchased my first rental units back in May and all has been good. I have a single fam and a duplex. The tenants in the SFH called me th...
Jennifer Rysdam
How picky at yearly inspections?
Hey everyone! I'm going to be doing an inspection of all of the units in my 8-plex tomorrow. How picky are you as far as excessive "stuff" and cleanliness? I have one guy whose second bedroom looks like a tool shed an...
Precious Thompson
Expenses
If a tenant doesn't pay the utilitie bills can it effect the landlord?
Jacki F.
Is the tenant responsible for replacing ballasts?
Hi Bigger Pockets! Hopefully a quick and easy question; Are commercial tenants responsible for fixing bad ballasts in the florescent light fixtures in their suites, or is that the job of the landlord? The only lines...
Karen M.
Have you considered LED lighting in your rentals?
I'm very interested in LED lighting, and we're starting to try it in our home. These lightbulbs are (in theory) meant to last 20+ years (ask me when I'm 65 how that's working out.) And they are very cheap to run pe...
Steve S.
Need suggestions on how to deal with burnt out light fixture
In one of my more high end rentals, I'm dealing with a burnt out socket on one half of one of the 2 master bath light fixtures.There are two fixtures with 2 lights each.What would you recommend? I would assume I will ...
Amer Swid
Advice plz about inspection report "knob and tube"
Hello,
So, the inspection report came back with multiple hazardous flags that needs to be addressed , but the most one that it is expensive (25k cost) is the" knob and tube issues "of the electrical stuff. Its old ho...
Molly MacGregor
Dated house on Cape Cod - hasn't changed since 60s
I like the location near beaches and a golf course - somewhat seedier area of Hyannis, but just looked through the pictures and it's a blast from the past! The lighting, the patterned low pile carpet and the steps dow...
John Lee
Buyer repair request
This is my first deal, and I'm in a buyer market. Some of the request seem to be simple fix and trivial. What i need to agree to and what can i get away with without the deal fall through? I like the idea of just redu...