Jose N.
High maintenance costs.
What are the options to help mitigate maintenance costs. These vintage Detroit homes are lovely but they sure are higher maintenance due to their age. Service warranties? A recommend contractor? Any experienced advice...
Joe S.
What to do when a contractor pulls a huge number out of the hat after the fact?
So we got a call from our property manager and said that the toilets were backing up. She sent a reputable plumbing company out and they gave us a $9000 bid to do excavating, repairs, etc. due to some roots getting ...
Ori Holzman
Calculating Construction Costs as a New Investor
Hey!So I've read quite a few books on REI, read forums, Etc. Etc. and I am currently trying to buy my first property in Waterbury, Connecticut. I plan on house Hacking one of the units, but will probably be putting d...
Tyler Warner
Tenants Water Bill is Outrageous!
Hello, Happy Tuesday! Here is the situation I currently find myself in!!
My Tenants are excellent meaning they pay everything on time and have treated my rental like their own. I got a call from them 2 weeks ago clai...
Ty Wesley
Will my offer be rejected?
Hi BP Members,
I am a newbie to the site. Im currently looking to purchase my first home and I just wanted to get an opinion or two from some experienced investors on an offer I want to present.
Okay so I saw a 3 b...
William Goolsby
Unit Inspection question
Ok guys (and gals), I need some help. I'm purchasing (2) 16-unit, identical properties in Oklahoma, and I'm trying to schedule inspections. One was built in 2008 and the other in 2011. I know that every unit needs ...
Carl Rowles
Flooded House-Plz Help
Hey BPFAM,new investor, so just need guidance. We are eight hours away from our property visiting family for Christmas and got a call that our rental has 3 feet of water in the basement. A ceiling has collapsed and th...
Carl Petterson
Tenant jacked up the toilet, do I charge her?
I have no idea how, but somehow my tenant moved her toilet half an inch. She either hit it somehow, or pushed it, or super hard plunged it, I'm not sure. But every time she flushed it, the water would rush/leak into t...
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Hot Water Heater
Here's another question. I have a house that had been "winterized" (before I owned it) because it was a foreclosure and would be vacant for a long time. All the utilities are now on, and the only problem is that the h...
Bryan H.
Replacing flapper - how do I remove old one?
I don't want to break off a piece and get into more work than I need to. Anyone see this before? How is it removed? I've never seen a flapper like this
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