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Paula Rodriguez Who pays heat & hot water if each unit has separate meters, BX/NY
2 December 2015 | 6 replies

Hi,In a  legal 3 family home when each unit is separately metered (heat, water tanks, electric) who pays for what? Is it legal to have each tenant pay for their own heat, water in general, and hot water?  The property...

Tonya Keels Non conforming Duplex
27 March 2024 | 3 replies

Hello all from Sunny Florida. Question:
What are the zoning implications for buying a SFH that has been converted to a duplex? The current zoning is RSC-9 (Residential single family conventional). There are two separ...

Scott Mac Multi-family Whole House Surge Protection
27 May 2019 | 3 replies

So I’m major appliance hunting and I’m finding a lot of the supply of bullet proof mechanical controlled appliances being replaced by electronic controlled appliances. Circuit board equipment (electro-mechanical and e...

Aaron Wyssmann Does this meet code?
9 October 2014 | 21 replies

Ok, so I know that there is no way this meets code but I saw this in a possible investment home yesterday and I had to share. Just think, you could take a shower and plug in your hair dryer and then if the breaker ha...

Martha Bueno Shipping container construction in Miami
27 October 2018 | 10 replies

Hello BP community,

I am curious about using shipping containers to build a small home in my backyard. I live on a large lot, and would like to add an in-laws quarter. I like the idea of shipping container because ...

Nicholas Landis 3D Printing - Austin, Texas
2 June 2022 | 22 replies

Hey y'all - 
New BP member, and relatively new RE investor.  Have been doing flips since 2018, and just finished my first New Construction house at 900 Garden Villa Court, 78704.
Has anyone in Austin started 3D prin...

Bruce Hansen Who builds garage apartments? Budget?
9 December 2020 | 3 replies

Trying to price out contractors that build over existing detached garages. It’s hard to find. Ideally I just want the shell built and I can finish out the inside myself. I also hear that sometimes building a garage ap...

Mike Warder Foundation crack on (quasi-permitted) addition
17 January 2017 | 10 replies

I'm looking at a short sale house that has a permit for a glass rear porch built in 2002. Listing agent says permits were not gotten for subsequent updates to that porch and the foundation on the porch now has a crack...

Christine Kwasny 4-plex with fire damage: a great place to burn money?
3 March 2014 | 15 replies

I am currently negotiating a purchase of a victorian 4-plex.

The pros:
Amazing location in one of Portland's hottest neighborhoods.
Immediate upside potential-rents could handle a 20% increas w no improvements; 30...

Nicolas R. Another day, another Southern California beginner
19 November 2014 | 7 replies

Hi, all. My name is Nick, and I'm an Electrical Engineer living in Orange County, CA. I stumbled across this website while doing some research on investing in cash flowing rental property. My original goal was to allo...