Lois S.
Charcoal grill on small wood balcony ?
While inspecting the grounds of duplex in CA, I saw a charcoal grill on the second floor wood balcony. It's right next to the wood railing and probably less than 2 ft from the shingled siding.The state regs. only addr...
Paul Sandhu
Do you put things you find on the side of the road in your STR?
Was driving through the ghetto by the refinery and saw a grill in a yard by the side of the road. There were a couple of crackheads working on a broken car in the back yard. The woman crackhead had more tats than th...
Darrin Gross
Multifamily Owners & Managers: Do you allow Charcoal BBQ's?
This weekend is the official start of Summer and BBQ Season. Right or wrong, we have more insurance companies looking to specifically disqualifying an apartment complex that allows charcoal grills on wood decks or bal...
Daniel R.
HVAC guys: Easy to change bedroom grills w/o dampers? See pics!
Hello all: Is there any logical explanation that many supply/return vents in my rooms (all 3 bedrooms and living room) don't have adjustments for me to close off hot air in the winter or cool air in the summer for th...
Rashad H.
Rehab/Commercial/ Buy and Hold Analysis: What's Next in PA
I have recently inherited a commercial property on the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pa. ( Think DC/ Baltimore pre-gentrification circa 1990-2000). This is the town by the numbers:POPULATION 16K ( Half being married )-11 % P...
AW Cast
Tenant added fire pit and grill - what would you do?
We owner-occupy, and our tenant put a fire pit (the metal bowl type from home depot, with just grass underneath) and a grill in the yard while we were away for the night. Their lease calls for them to get written perm...
Nick G.
Security deposit return-tenant displaced by fire in NJ
HiI have a property in New Jersey that was badly damaged by fire and will be uninhabitable for several months. No one was injured.It appears that the tenant was grilling on the back covered porch and storing small pro...
Annie Balagot
Need STR marketing help please
Hi BP STR experts - I need some help. I've been self managing our STR in Davenport for the last 2 yrs and don't know how to drive more rentals. We have a great, themed, 7bd/5.5bth home in a resort community close to t...
Sam Leon
Let's talk fire pits, grills, tiki torches and other flammables
I know there are local laws governing fire pits, whether fire pits are allowed or not, and how far they need to be from the building, what types are allowed...and your insurance companies may have a say as well. Same...
Bienes Raices
Filter Back Grille for central AC handler
If you're switching to a filter back grille system for your filter, what type of filter (pleated, etc?) needs to go in the filter back grille? Thanks!