Just curious how everyone approaches CapEx. Do you take proactive actions or do you wait until signs of problems? I have a few properties where roofs and furnaces are getting towards their end of life (17-19 years). T...

We're buying a whole lot of appliances from Lowe's this weekend. For the set of appliances we've chosen for the units, Lowe's has 5 year replacement plans available. According to our numbers, these are running at abou...

Home depot is expensive... so where do you go to get your rehab things? Habitat for Humanity Re-store? are there warehouses ... direct window suppliers, direct flooring/doors/fixtures without home depot or someone l...

I have a three unit buy and hold property in Malden Massachusetts that has a separate gas fuel forced hot water boiler for each unit. The boiler in unit 2 needs to be replaced. The state of Massachusetts offers 7 year...

I wrote this reply to post in the "Ghost Next Door" thread but decided to post it in a new thread so it wouldn't hi-jack the authors thread...

Originally posted by "ofgift":
She said she's seen a ghost in the house n...

Hi BP members, I have a 6 bd room college rental in Columbus, OH that has still not rented for the 18-19 school year. This is my first time trying to rent a property and first rental property. At this time I have post...

Hi BP community. Here in south Texas an A/C/heater is needed basically year round. That being said my current unit 13 SEER (Goodman) being over 15 years old has a blower that has gone out. This unit is rusted out, has...

We have a unit that currently has baseboard heat (electric) The tenants we had in there years ago never complained about the cost of heat, but the tenants we have had for the past 2 years say that their bill goes up $...

I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...

Hey All,Please help me on this... in your view or experience, is it a plus or minus to provide appliances to tenants? And do you take care of issues or not if you provide these.. Thanks!