Jason Merchey
Solar Panels a Good Investment?
What do you think of putting solar panels on my personal residence? I have about $50-75k I wanted to do something with, and I was thinking this was the lowest hanging fruit. Currently I am paying $225 a month in elec...
Luiggi Perdomo
To Ground or Not to Ground?
So I'm doing a flip with my wife in Arlington, TX. We set aside some money to update the electrical in parts of the home. My contractor called me and said that the electrician says nothing in the house is grounded. To...
Chip Marchand
Outlets Open Ground
Looking for some advice on a rental property I just purchased. The inspection report indicated that the electrical outlets were not grounded or “open ground.” In talking to an electrician it would cost $900 to complet...
Dan Johnson
Getting electrical work done without a license
Recently bought a 4 unit multifamily home in Louisiana. This is a C-/D+ property. I need to get some electrical work done which consists of: 2 new electrical panels, 2 new dedicated circuits, adding several new plugs,...
Yezenia Hernandez
Newbie Investors at last BP Con? What did you learn?
Any first time/newbie RE investors attend the last BP Con? I'd love to hear about your experiences, especially if you learned anything from the panels/breakout sessions! Any newbies planning to attend this year's BP C...
David Smith
Magnum fire alert -- who shall call?
It is a multifamily -- who shall call to check if these fire alert is working or not? It is normal since it is make some sound now? Thanks.The phone number on it is NOT working.
Ray Martinez
Flippers - Fix Repairs from Inspection?
Hey everyone,I'm wanting to get some flippers perspectives on this scenario. I'm in escrow on a flipped property and found numerous issues that were in result of the workmanship of the hired help. Examples: Electrical...
Dennis Tierney
Dealbreaker? - Federal Pacific Electrical Panels
We are in the process of doing due diligence on a 30 unit bulding we have under conract and have run into Federal Pacific electrical panels in each of the apartments and also the main panel. The inspector and electric...
Mike Walker
East Austin Revealed - A KLRU Public Television Broadcast
I caught the tail end of a promo for East Austin Revealed, airing tonight @ 8:30 on KLRU. This might be of interest for those investing in the east side. From what I saw, it covers the history, current gentrificati...
Scott Weaner
Dryer Plug Issue
I am trying to add a dryer in my new unit. The trouble is, we discovered that the plug for the dryer is not a standard dryer plug. It looks like either an oven plug or something similar. Is this something that I can e...