Nathan Grubb
Oven in attic apartment
Hello all!My wife and I recently bought a top and bottom duplex, where the old attic had previously been into the second unit. One thing I noticed about the upstairs unit is that the only place the oven can go in the ...
Alison Zywicke
How to handle tenant water damage
I purchased an investment property in August 2021, tenants came with the property. They just reported that the ceiling in the living room is leaking below the upstairs bathroom. I called a plumber because I assumed i...
Eric Thielsen
Environmentalism and Real Estate
First time posting on here, so first of all wanted to say thank you for the opportunity to learn from everyone on this platform! I’m not even sure if this is the correct forum category, please feel free to recommend t...
Jeff Sheraton
Preventing copper wire theft
Does anyone have any creative ideas to prevent copper wire theft? We have had a few houses get hit (always while they are vacant). Thieves will steal copper plumbing and wires. We always replace plumbing with pex, ...
Kyle Dhillon
Experience building a flex warehouse?
Hi all!
I'm looking into purchasing industrial-zoned land around San Antonio, TX and attempting to spec out the cost of building a flex, multitenant warehouse from the ground up. This would be around ~10k SF, steel o...
Zach B.
Advice on Managing Your Property Manager
Hi All,I have had this property manager on a new property for the past 5 months, and since the beginning, I've suspected that I am getting charged well over market prices for repairs. The units were not in great shape...
Doraine Warner
Renting a mansion, w/ugly burning pile there, my husband says OK!
It is on an 85 acre horse boarding farm, the house is about 5000 sq. ft, and would rent (when fixed up) for around $4k/mo. It has a horrible "burning pile" used on the "farm", with old furniture, metal, carpeting, woo...
Jim K.
Nasty little surprise
Changing out a light in my duplex and...does anyone know when this became illegal? I know my place was built circa 1923-1927 and remodeled in 1945. I don't think this cheap aluminum and plastic fixture is seventy-plus...
James Yepez
Too Much Too Soon?
What's up everyone!I hope to get some response...I'm looking to invest in Baltimore to flip a house. I have a potential listing but it would need a full gut rehab. The owner even told me that all metal and wiring ha...
Paul Winka
Fix small section of drywall that rotted? <photo>
What should I do to fix this? My first inclination is to buy a big tub of red devil spackle and artfully slap it in there with a few spackle knives of different widths, but I know that's not the right way. Note water ...