David Lauka
Cleveland SFR Water and Sewer Bills
Hello BP!I am considering purchasing a few SFR's in the greater Cleveland area (Euclid) and I've been made aware that the owner is responsible for paying the water and sewer bill. I was hoping to hear how some other ...
Emily Beatty
Basement flooding - 3 contractor opinions
Bought a property in June 2020 in Atlanta, GA - placed tenants in August. The basement didn't have any water issues all summer while vacant. In mid Sept when the hurricane rains came the basement has had water leakage...
Cindy Chan
Tenants installing a pool?
Do I have to put it in the lease that the tenant can't install a pool if I'm the one paying the water bills? The least has already been signed and they move in next week. I don't have anything in the lease mentioning ...
Account Closed
Need to replace whole house furnace. I'm currently paying gas...
One of my 4-plex units I recently purchased in a hot suburb in the Cleveland Ohio area has a furnace that needs replacing. I knew this was going to be a cost early on, so that's not a big deal in and of itself.It is ...
Garrett Tjoe
ADUs and utilities question East Bay California
Hi Community,
Requesting help form all East Bay, California builder/investors experienced with an ADU (Additional dwelling Unit) build. I am self-managing my ADU build in Oakland, CA and have come across a few snag...
Jason Mccahan
Possible 2 Unit but some serious questions - Newbie
I have been looking for some time to buy an investment property. 2 units don't come up very often in our area. One was listed just this week and I quickly went to go see it. It is an older house and currently has...
Steve C.
credit report for tenant screening
I used apartments.com to get credit report for screening tenants. I am trying to understand credit report for the purpose. Overall score was around 530. 1. This report I see "verified" date (say recently like 1 week a...
Sheen Jowl
lawn repair on rental property
Hello bigger pockets community. I wonder if anyone has suggestions on how to handle a deteriorated lawn of a SFH property, in central Texas without sprinkler systems. Tenant is maintaining the lawn by hiring a lawn ma...
John Deyrup
Tenant putting shower head in the sink caused flood
The bathroom in our rental has a cartridge that you push in to change from a shower to a bath, and the shower has a hose that lets you detach it from the wall. My tenant said that she had been putting the shower head ...
Bradley Koerner
Chicago people, what's the rough cost of finishing an attic?
Space is about 800 square feet, duplex up from the second floor. It has already been dormered and ceilings/walls insulated. Two stair cases already in place. Would need to add a few walls to create 2 bedrooms and buil...