Krishna Chava
Nightmare with plumber: He threatens call authorities.
Long post but here is summary: I refused to use a plumber's service and he threatens to report code violations in my property to authorities!I own a fourplex in Irving and I called a plumbing company yesterday (12/23,...
Joshua Fulenwider
Steel Building Construction in Northern Colorado
Any one doing any commercial construction? I'd love to here general advice or potential pitfalls to avoid. I am looking at purchasing a few acres and building 5000-7000 square foot steel building on it. It's curren...
Logan Hassinger
Dallas Fort Worth Multi-Family Valuation Expierment
The purpose of this post is to see the difference in valuations from one investor to another. My thoughts on the DFW MLS listed properties is that a majority of the sellers are very unrealistic with list price and ar...
Bruce Clark
Found a gas leak immediately after closing. Future advice?
Found a great property that was in great condition. The only issue was that the furnace was old but functional. I had an inspector look at the house and he did not find any major issues.I closed on the property and li...
Matt Ten
Help interpret inspection results?
I just received the results from an inspection on a house I closed on (REO). My first flip and I’m trying to interpret these results to make sure I budget correctly. Any initial thoughts and budget numbers you (experi...
VAUGHN BLACK
HUD home Inspection
Hello BP,I recently found what I hope to be my starter property. This is a HUD home in PA;is it normal for the buyer to have to pay an turn on utilizes for the home inspection? Also is it normal for the seller/bank ...
Eric Bunratty
Creative ways to increase cashflow!
Hey BP! I am just getting started in both the real estate and BP worlds -- I love the fact that, as owners, we have the ability to pull on different cost-levers to increase the performance of our properties! I have a ...
Account Closed
water valves and doorknobs...
Feb 20, 2009: Two questions one in, one out:
Security door: the men who installed my security bars yesterday (Thurs) also removed, painted, and reinstalled the (Home Depot) security doors. I say HD because they are r...
Andrii Okipnyi
3-4 unit building utility bills in Chicago
Hello community of Chicago!Please share your experienceWhat would typical water/garbage/gas bills look like for 3-4 unit multi family building in Chicago / Cook County / Illinois? Thank you for your time!
Brandon Metz
Utilities keeping costs down
Good morning everyone,
I was just searching to see if anyone has any tips to help keep utility costs down. I already had a buddy replace all high light bulbs in a 3 bedroom home and his last 2 electric bills wer...