Rob Newsom
Tenant modified/tampered with HVAC and broke it... who pays?
Hi there - looking for some advice here. Here are details:Tenant was having some issues with HVACI arranged my HVAC repair man to visit property, but tenant reschedules/no shows 3 times before they finally connect up...
Roy Gutierrez
Flooded basement in rentals
Hi,We just had a very BAD rainstorm here in Michigan (oakland county). My house and 2 rentals had water in the basement, unfortunately I didn't have flood insurance (like 99% of people here it seems). The water has be...
Max T.
Electric Heat Pump in a Northern City Rowhome?
Looking at a home for the family. It was just renovated and has brand new everything, including an electric heat pump with electric backup.I am used to natural gas forced air furnaces. I understand that the electric h...
Steven C. Suarez
Something exciting about this crazy high market!
There's something going on. There's an excitement in the air in the midst of this ridiculously over inflated real estate market. Post after post talking about an imminent crash? Are we there yet? Are we close? Somethi...
Paul Sian
Running HVAC without filters?
I recently bought a 4 unit multifamily. When going through with the home inspector I saw the furnaces did not have any filters in them. It was warmer at the time and since they were not being run I did not think too...
Michael Wolffs
Central AC / Mini-splits in rental units
I'm in the process of rehabbing a three unit building In Jersey City, NJ. I'm redoing the heating system, so that each unit pays it's own heating bill. I was not planning on providing air conditioning. I was planni...
Jimmy Hong
How to remove previous owner's 20 years of smoking smell?
Hello BP Nation,
We have a property in Gilbert, AZ purchase about a year ago. We are looking to sell but there is an ingrained smoking odor from previous owner's 20 years of smoking. Our agent could smell i...
Kevin Polite
Expenses vs. cost basis in renovation
I read somewhere that when you are remodeling a house to rent that some of the repairs actually can be written off in the year in which the remodel takes places and that it all doesn't have to be included in the cost ...
Brian Harker
Do you own STR in Kissimmee?
I’ve been very interested in buying in Kissimmee for a long time now. I already know where I want to buy (Windsor hills), and I have an agent and a lender. I already own and self manage a vacation rental cabin in the ...
Roderick T Byars
Overbudget Live-in Flip. Advice?
Hello BP!My wife and I recently started our first foray into real estate. We bought a home in Del Rio, TX that we are rehabbing, and plan on selling in about a year and a half when we leave the area. We purchased the ...