Thomas Mattausch
Door & window suppliers in Seattle
Hello BiggerPockets! Hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Wondering if anyone can recommend door & window suppliers in the Seattle area? I've used Home Depot in the past for Jeld-Wen sash inserts, but n...
Account Closed
Central A/C or Window Units
Hey everyone,My name is Joe, I'm 24 years old, was in the military for 5 years, and with the money I saved up I bought my first house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the third house I looked at, but between myself...
Dennis Crook
RE investor who builds and rents Net Zero Buildings
We were a builder / developer who has built energy efficient buildings since 1985 with great results. We are now to the stage with the addition of Geothermal (GSHP)s and solar to our building envelope design, ready to...
Matthew B.
Replacement Windows for Multi-Family Rental Properties
I have to replace 32 windows in 2 duplexes. I'm wondering whether to go with vinyl vs. aluminum, etc. I'm thinking I should get the double panes for the insulation (hot in Florida), but only the single hung (tenants d...
Mark Wikkerink
Electric vs Heat Pump vs Gas
Hi everyoneThis is my first post, so I hope that it's in the right place!My wife and I are buying a duplex, to live in one side and rent out the other side. This will be our first home, and in a few years we plan on m...
John Deyrup
Water Utilities Policy Don't Make Sense for Multifamily
There are three issues around water utilities work that don't make that much sense to me. These issues are likely to get much worse due to the lack of investment of in water infrastructure and climate change in the co...
Dennis Williams
Multi Family Value add list
Hello BP members!! Just wanted to start this forum for new and seasoned multi-family investors. Base on your experience, what value adds do you look for when evaluating a multi-family property?For example (try not to...
Geo K.
Will retail buyers pay more for a brand new HVAC and efficient ductwork?
Our company redevelops properties in the Orlando vicinity. We look for broad market properties like 3/2 in good school districts. We have one in an old neighborhood and we want to bring it back to the top of the marke...
Mark Ferguson
Is solar worth it?
I got a quote from solar city to put solar on our personal residence. Our house is pretty large and our average electric bill is $275 a month. If we got solar the total costs for the system would be $33,000. But acc...
Michael Craig
Solutions for Inadequate Heating
Happy New Year BP Community!As some of you may know, the North East has been experiencing record breaking cold. This has been especially true in Saratoga Springs, NY. One effect this has on my property is that I canno...