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HelloHappy New Year everyone....I just want to discuss some findings that came up recently when fixing my pipe leak.So last week, I have a pipe leak in my basement at one of my properties. I called the local plumber. ...
So, how much per hour is the going rate in your area? I found a company where I like the speed at which they work, but not the hourly rate. They charged me $90 an hour for the plumber and another $30 an hour for the a...
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We got started in Real Estate Investing about a year ago when we realized that my husband had six years until he was retirement eligible. We started off with 2 SFR's that are doing well thanks to our friends at STORE...
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Just a reminder for everyone. Recently my husband was working on one of our flips and had to cut back the rafter tails and replace two feet of the roof sheathing not to mention the roof itself due to rot. He said this...
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I’ll be getting a new roof shortly for this property in Tallahassee. What color shingles do you think would look best and offer the best energy efficiency to reduce the heat?
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Hello,
Tenant informed me that the ceiling is dripping water. Turned out It required a torrential rain for me to discover that there is a leak in my rental somewhere perhaps in the roof . I am newbie and have had so...
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I am about to start a flip in Rockford and am having trouble locating a good roofing contractor. There was a hail storm this spring and evidently that has kept them so busy that even highly rated (expensive) contract...
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Today was one of those days that makes you wonder why we do this. First off, let me mention that I work a FT W2 job, my hours are 6PM to 6AM and my commute is a 3 hour roundtrip. So last night at work, my wife call...
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Hello, My name is Jess and I am a newer member of BiggerPockets.I am an airline pilot has decided to expand income streams recently. Over the past 2 months I've read some books and been evaluating properties in market...
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I have a leaking hot water heater. It is not leaking much at all and I cant find where it is even coming from.
I starred at it 10mins and did not see a drop but the floor is wet.
I believe it is leaking from the top u...