Genny Li
Does no one replace their water heater anode rods?
People seem to expect their water heaters to last 10-15 years. Are you guys just letting it corrode as soon as the first anode rod is eaten up? How do you go through water heaters so fast?
Zach Schwarzmiller
Plumbing Question - Water Leak Under Concrete Pad Foundation
Greetings. I was sad to get a call from the City today letting me know my water consumption has doubled for this billing period. I just replaced 6 new water lines and meters in my building down the street and was hopi...
Jases Brown
Reduced rent in exchange for labor?
We just purchased a house that needs renovation. Mostly cosmetic. While showing another house of ours, one of the couples expressed interest in seeing this one that we are about to start working on. Once they saw it t...
Kenneth LaVoie
talking myself out of deals / 50% rule
Hi.
I need some help in my clarity. I have been educating myself for about a year and investing for about 6 months. I have been analyzing some deals and have already walked away from ONE 11 unit apartment building th...
Andrew Clark
Limiting Stove And Oven Use - Tenants using it to heat house
I have a handful of rooming houses with a very interesting clientele. Now that it is getting colder, tenants have started using the stove top and ovens to heat the house.
I've had more than one $400+ bill (with only...
Bob Ross
Do you really need to be handy to be a landlord?
I want to buy a three family home. I am not handy at all, most people I talk to say not to get into a multi family property if I’m not handy. Is this true? Should I take their advice? Though I know other who have said...
Alexandre Marques dos Santos
I am selling my properties. Am i crazy?
I have a total of 8 SFH fully paid that were the source of my retirement.Every year i had to fill a dispute to tax appraisal as they always put the price of my property very high, in order to collect more taxes.That s...
Nancy L.
Rental properties: Your first steps?
I have a good friend closing on his first property today, a 4-plex in a lower income area outside of philly, he will be self-managing. I am trying to put together some first steps, but being only part-time myself, wan...
Byran Parson
How many can you manage by yourself?
Every person will be different, but how many properties have you found to be manageable to manage by yourself? At what point did it become too much along with your full-time job?I'm planning to buy 10 rentals over th...
Anna Buffkin
The Ugly Side of Investing: When everything goes wrong!
Long post warning!!
While there are plenty of success stories, everyone likes to hear about the struggles especially when its not them. Here is my tale
It begins pleasantly enough August 3rd. My husband's aunt had...