Aaron T.
Thinking about buying an old elementary school-turn into hostel
I am looking at an elementary school that has been abandoned. I am thinking I can turn classrooms into several small pods or rooms like a hostel. put in a pool and some nice common areas to make it kind of a pod resor...
Jay Helms
Replace windows or leave the the 1980 versions alone?
My investment partner and I are under contract on a 42 unit apartment building. Built in the early 80s and very little to no capital improvements since then, the property currently sits at about 50% occupancy. As we'r...
Sid Jones
Thoughts about post-Harvey and the area flooded by the reservoir
So, I'm noticing some good values in the area downstream from the area flooded by the Army Corps of Engineers. Given that it is unlikely they will do that again any time soon, and that mitigation projects are underway...
Paul Kuhn
How to split/control heating cost on old triplex boiler
I am in the process of buying a double brick triplex built in early 1900's (southern Virginia/historic district), 1650 square feet 2 bed/1 bath units stacked on top of each other. The whole house is heated by a boiler...
Brandon Collins
I am considering purchasing some vacation properties
Hello everyone, I recently got my real estate license to have access to the MLS to flip properties, but now I'm considering keeping the fixer uppers I find and renting them out as short term vacation rentals. Because ...
Mitch H.
P-Trap Requirements on Clothes Washer Drain?
I recently had to do some research (read: cutting into the wall) on my clothes washer drain. I found that there is no p-trap, either in the wall or below grade in the crawl space. The washer plumbing drains straight...
Douglas Gasser
Help getting started
hello, so I'm 28 year old stock broker that recently moved to AZ from NY. We recently bought a house and things have been going good. I started my job about a year ago and while I make decent money,I feel like I shou...
Dawn Anastasi
Example: Hosting an "open house" type rental showing
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...
Bill S.
Finished Attic Insulation Question
Can't really figure out how to find this out online so I'll ask the knowledgeable people here. I'm not really planning on doing it myself I just want to know how it should be done so I get the job done right.
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Zoe Lee
HVAC preventive maintenance worth it?
We are looking at an annual HVAC tune up plan for our rental. This is what one company's tune up entails:Spring AC tune up:Indoor Unit
*Blower Motor *Amp Draw *Bearings *Blower Wheel Balanced *Control Board *Operatin...