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I’m curious about utility optimization. Particularly to heating. My apartment building is in Maine and is a Buy and Hold/House Hack. It is common practice for landlords in the area to include heating and hot water as...
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Hello, I bought my first rental property in December of 2016. It is a 3 story townhouse here in the Baltimore area built around 1900. I am having issues with the A/C cooling the entire house. The 3rd floor is noticeab...
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One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine... I carry one in my trunk (With a plunger). Go to the neighbor and offer them $10 cash to run a hose from their outside faucet to your ...
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Hey there BP community,
I'm obtaining quotes to develop an RV park, and I want to know how much should we expect to pay for an on site sewage treatment plant.
Has anyone gone through this before with mo...
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Tenant Communication
09/05/2014
Debra called Trisha
Debra stated that there is mold on the inside of the toilet bowl and
sink bowl by the drain. As well as, a small amount o...
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I have 18 windows to replace in the next few days. To keep my interest up and to keep myself accountable, I'm starting this thread. I am a self-managing DIY landlord specializing in 70-100 year old SFR properties in m...
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We will close on this house in about 2 weeks, and it needs some curb appeal! Apparently someone doesn't like color, because everything on the outside of this house is white! White metal roof, white vinyl siding, white...
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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 ...
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Sometimes people post on Bigger Pockets about wanting to know "how" to do something ... not theoretically how, but specific examples. So here is an example of how I conduct/host an open house showing for a rental prop...