My partner and I are finishing up a duplex. It has one furnace and one thermostat in the down unit that controls the temperature for the entire house-both units. My plan is to get a lock box installed around the therm...

i purchased a home that is a rooming house.  three rooms.  renting for 100 per week per room.  in a perfect world, with no vacancy the home will collect 1200 gross rent.  i paid 17k for the house tenant occupied.  low...

For those who convert a single family house into a duplex (for example let's say you take a two story single family house) and covert it into a duplex by adding a second kitchen, separate entrances to the house and of...

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Situation: 100 year old building. Bottom unit is gas, top ...

Hi all,I was talking to a family member over the Holiday about DIY electrical for his property. He is planning on doing electrical himself but found out the State of Minnesota requires that to be contracted out for a ...

I'm a first time home-buyer and I am on the market for my first investment property but have a lot of competition with cash investors. So I'm changing the game plan to purchasing a single family property that is large...

If a property does not have central air not only are you going to have to purchase a handler and condenser, but you are going to have to do duct work as well correct?

What would be a good estimate for the cost of put...

I just bought my first rental property near Johns Hopkins in Baltimore - a nice 3bed/2bath about 1500 square feet.  The house has forced air heat, but no cooling.  I'm debating putting in A/C but I'm guessing to run t...

Hi All,  My question is in regards to operating costs (heat, snow removal, and landscaping) for multi-family buildings in New England, and if/how owners are passing these costs off to tenants.  Back story: My area is ...

When renovating a home for rental purposes I tend to go with works, nothing too fancy, nothing too complicated, nothing too loud.I recently purchased a REO that comes with lots of things that are probably worth some m...