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Jeff S. House had fire from over-use of fireplace
21 August 2013 | 13 replies

Bought a foreclosure house that had been on fire. In reading the fire report it was stated as the cause: "excessive usage of fireplaces over time that had an ongoing pyrolysis to the wood structure members."

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M Shah Rent by room in Greater Seattle area
6 January 2021 | 2 replies

Look forward to connecting with investors/property managers who rent by room. We can all share the pros and cons, learnings, laws around rent by room in Seattle/Redmond/Kirkland/Bellevue. I have been exploring rent by...

Bienes Raices AC problem again-- what to do now
20 August 2011 | 14 replies

I've posted before about this problem--now it appears to be back.

My old tenants complained repeatedly that the house was getting too hot. It has a Goodman air handler inside and a heat pump outside. The AC guy came ...

Matthew Paul Recent Noreaster damage and complaints .
6 March 2018 | 0 replies

We just had a big wind storm in Maryland , fortunatly no rain . But I had some damage , shingles , about a square and a half blew off 1 of my rentals , I will be using insurance on this one , its not minor .  Now for ...

Sean Rhodes House hacking (room rentals)
22 February 2019 | 0 replies

Hello BiggerPockets!! Much love to @davidgreene and the whole BP community. So the reason for my post today is that I just recently purchased my first deal. It is a 7bd/2bth in Portland,OR and I am renting all the roo...

Paul Meyer Do you cut costs by just hanging 1/4" drywall over old (no demo)?
27 January 2022 | 12 replies

First, what I'm exactly saying is only cutting out lines across walls for all new rough-in electrical/plumbing/hvac/any mold damage AND THEN just hanging new 1/4" right on top to create a fresh new looking house. From...

Dan Mackin Colorado Walkout Basement House Hack Short Term Rental Tracking
23 January 2023 | 7 replies

Just wanted to create a thread where I post updates on our basement apartment that we had built out from an unfinished basement with the full intent of it being a rental from the start. This build was fully laid out t...

Mike Oswald Foothills Flip. Single family turned into duplex in Anchorage, AK
13 August 2021 | 3 replies

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $132,000

Cash invested: $28,000

Sale price: $360,000

We got this place it was full of trash, we cleaned ...

Nic A. Tools for Inspection
6 November 2021 | 5 replies

Hi Team, I feel like I should step my game up on my inspections. What tools do you use that are awesome? Recommendations?Moisture Testing? Mold Testing? Plumbing Scope? Laser Tape Measure? What else? I know visual ins...

John Voors In what order do you rehab a house or rental?
12 February 2020 | 5 replies

I have only been here a couple of months and am learning so much. My question is, when rehabbing a property there must be a best order in which to do repairs. What is that order? Is it plumbing then electrical can the...