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Hello! My wife and I are currently in the process of closing on our first duplex in Milwaukee, WI. We are planning on house hacking, and the lower unit currently has a tenant who has been in the place for the last 25 ...
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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 $...
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Hey BP! I have not posted in BP for many months, and I miss it. I really enjoy posting topics that break down our failures and troubles so that others can learn from them.Based on the title of this post...$135k Fix ...
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Greetings bigger pockets.I need urgent help. I am living in an owner occupied duplex and renting out the other side. This is my first rental and I closed last December.My tenant just got shot last night. It's not clea...
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I always see posts from investors asking about the cost of a rehab, a particular estimate or a general construction problem. I have 20 years of construction experience. From remodels, ground up, all the way to develop...
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Point and case:We just bought our 3rd house in the last 4 weeks.We paid $2000 each to 2 sisters that we reached out to for the house we bought yesterday. Yes $4,000 total purchase price.They thanked us when we conclud...
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Hi all, having a serious situation here at a 3 family property I own.
It's a 3 family property. A few months back, the 3rd floor tenant stopped paying rent. Evicted him. Cost a couple grand to do, but got rid...
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I have two duplexes in Cleveland and the water/sewer bills are really crushing my cash flow. I looked into the hourly usage and can find patterns in what I'm confident are toilet flushes. I'm seeing 7.5 gallons per ...