Tom C
Duplex with shared gas and owner pays
I am looking at a duplex where tenants share one furnace and one hot water heater, thereby the owner pays for the gas. I am thinking about buying it, but I don't want to get stuck with the gas bill. So I am thinking a...
Mikaela C.
Need help with landlord and illegal behavior
Apologies for the length of this post, summary will be at the bottom. My fiance and I recently moved out of a place that we only lived in for a year. Our landlord did not employ a property manager and so we paid her t...
Luke Masterson
How can i tell if recently vacated tenant was cooking meth?
Hello forum,
I am a leasing agent at a rather large property management company. We had a tenant that has been living in the same apartment for the last 11 years move out today. This tenant worked maintenance for o...
Tracy Uscinski
Getting over my Fear of Allowing Pets
My husband & I have a multi-family that we gutted & renovated 2 years ago. We did not allow pets with our first tenants, because everything was fresh & new. These tenants left the apartment in great condit...
Jeremy G.
City inspector and permits
Purchased property in august 2018 as an owner occupant with a HUD NHHFA loan. the property is a 3 unit. I inherited a scum bag tenant that lived in the property for 17 years who destroyed the apartment with all his am...
Dean Klein
Tenant sign on door says call the cops
I just bought a duplex 3 weeks ago and have been at the property rehabbing the vacant lower unit. I was outside installing gutter screens and noticed a torn window screen and a slightly open window in the common area....
Megan Brooks
Discrepancy between building dept and tax dept
Has anyone had an issue where there is a discrepancy between the building dept and tax dept in town? 1 is saying my house is 3 units and then other is saying 2 units. Building department has no documentation to back t...
Hurricane Hamilton
Buying an 8-plex with low rents
This 8-plex is in an area where studio/1br apartments rent conservatively for $325 per month.Zillow listing: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1318-N-18th-St-...Listing price: $119,000Income:Estimated Annual Rents: 8...
Lalita Mitchell
$$$ Closing costs & Inspections?
Hi Everyone!Hoping to get some answers on how much to plan for these items to cost:- Closing cost - title policy- Property Inspection per unit- Lead paint inspection per unitAll properties would be located in Columbus...
Reginald Marquardt
Commercial Building Inspection - Checklist?
Hi
Having a new guy come in and do an inspection on a potential purchase of a 10 unit apartment building with retail storefronts (including a restaurant). Building is close to 100 years old.
What would...