Abdul Azeez
Urgent Help Needed - Kindly assist
Hello folks - I purchased my house in Aug 2018 in NJ. It is a single family two story home with a basement. The house was constructed in 2000. It has a sloping backyard elevation coming to the back of the house. The p...
Andrew Kerr
Tear off or cover over
All,
I have a quad I am updating with a new roof and new siding. What is the preferred method for putting on new vinyl siding? Do you go over the existing siding or tear off the old stuff then start new?
Some of the...
Michael Glunk
Does Metering a Property Increase or Decrease Flexibility?
I have a question, which I have yet to find an answer to in the forums. Although I'm sure after writing that statement, someone will share a link to a forum thread that I have yet to discover. (If you find this, pleas...
Tom Fidrych
property management dead bolt lock choice
The new property manager installed new re-keyable locks on the exterior doors. The door handle is a closet knob(no key) with a keyed deadbolt. The issue I have is the deadbolt is keyed on both the interior and exteri...
Will Kenner
Remote security cameras
Looking for recommendations on the best way to setup remote security for rental properties. Currently for my primary residence I have a Ring system which works well and provides the basic surveillance that I'd like to...
JT Spangler
How to submeter electrical on the cheap
Not sure if this has been posted, but I stumbled on a piece of technology a few months ago that I thought might be an ideal solution for people who want to submeter without hassle.It's the Neurio Home Energy Monitor. ...
Will Fahmy
Do ground level stairs need railing?
Hello, I just recently acquired my first rental property in Pennsylvania and a friend told me I'm probably going to need to install railing. My first question is do I actually need to install railing on some of or all...
Stephen Camardo
Concrete block wall construction - siding techniques
Hi - I'm looking at 2 properties to re-hab which are concrete block exterior walls (in one case 2 story, the other 1 story). One of them has stucco siding, which is "dated" in New England - the other is vinyl.
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Todd Bailey
Tenant noise - considering adding insulation in interior walls
We have a 3 unit property, and one tenant moved out recently. She mentioned that normal noise from other tenants (baby, talking, etc) kept her awake at night. Got me thinking that there is probably no insulation or ot...
Tyler Mutch
SFR was broken into, how should we handle things moving forward?
Hello,I have chosen to invest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, and I am not surprised that the rental was broken into. Let me clarify, it is not my rental it is my fathers rental that was broken into. I learned about rea...