im looking at a small duplex thats for sale, deal looks good except the current landlord pays utilities because they are not seperatly metered. have you ever had to get units seperatly metered for gas, electricity and...

So I have a situation that will be fun to play out over the next few days, but interested to see what other landlords would do.

Tenants contacted us last week because their lights were dimming. Had an electr...

Hi, first time poster,I recently looked at a bank owned property for my family(2200 sq ft, 3 bed 2 bath, ranch). Going into it I was notified that it had heavy mold which I planned on baking into the purchase. It was ...

Thanks in advance for your help!Situation: Got water in the garden unit of a 3-flat investment property about a week ago, got a new cast iron 3/4 hp sump pump, confirmed that it worked.  Got more water yesterday, chec...

Renting out an apartment in California. A tenant moved in 2 years ago and I have recently come to find out he never tranfered the electricity into his name. Its in the lease that power and gas are tenants responsibili...

Hi guys,I am considering installing a 3.5 kW grid-tie photovoltaic system with micro-inverters on each SFH rental property that I buy here in the DFW area. The initial investment for the system will be around $12k. My...

I'm completely renovating a new rental property in Catonsville next week and am trying to decide on gas or electric utilities for each property and can't find any real definitive suggestions either way with good reaso...

Feels like we are seeing a movement to discourage/ban gas stoves.  Not interested in the merits/opinions.  But a discussion of how this will affect real estate investors.  A good thing/bad thing?  Foresee potential ot...

In the planning stages:3 bedroom house, super-deep lot and an oversized 2+ car garage with alley acess. I'm thinking about renting out the garage separate as storage space. Probably moving in myself since its two bloc...

Hello Fellow BPers,2 Questions for you:(1) If a tree falls in the backyard and knocks over some electrical lines leading to the house, does homeowner's insurance cover that?(2) Even if it does, would you recommend usi...