Dan Gheesling
Delinquent water bill from evicted tenants - what do you do?
Hey guys.I've been in the business for about 7+ years - and am looking at trying something new for water bills with my tenants.The best thing is with the City of Detroit. They have a water affidavit that puts the wate...
Gary M caceres
Water bill went up super high
Hello! I have a fourplex. The water bill is usually 500$ every 3 months. Now there was an increase in the bill to 1,755$ for 3 months. I called the water company. They said they will send someone in 2 weeks.I checked ...
Ray Li
Water Conservation Program for Multifamily
I was looking at a multifamily property (~40 units) and the broker mentioned that I should look into water conservation program to help reduce the water usage. After a bit of googling the only thing I found was https:...
Chris Good
Adding Value and Controlling Costs
In a softer rental market like we seem to be in now, it becomes much more important to focus on the boring fundamentals like controlling expenses. One of the ways we have been doing that in our multifamily properties ...
Thomas Kim
Placing a water heater outside?
I'm in the process of building a small laundry room (approx. 10' x 10'); however, the water heater is currently in the corner of this space taking up 2.5' x 2.5' of space. I was told by a plumber he could remove the t...
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?
Max T.
Paint Sprayer - Purchase and Use questions/tips
I'm closing on my next project in a week. A small 2-bed/1 bath ~850 sq ft house we are gutting to the studs. I will be subbing out most of the work but also putting in ~2 months of my own labor. While I have done my f...
Billy Daniel
E. Coli in the well.....
Does anyone have any experience with a contaminated well? This one tested positive for E. Coli and the health department recommended adding bleach to it. Seems dangerous to me. Plumber said adding chemicals to a we...
Justin B.
The other side of owning real estate....a crisis
So we got a call that our tenants were without water in a recently purchased apartment complex. My first thought was oh lord, this isn't good, I wonder what happened and what kind of repair bill we're going to have h...
Scott W.
What grade of paint to use for rentals?
I have read articles where they highly suggest one uses the highest grade of paint you can afford. This sounds like it is directed towards homeowners? Just curious what quality of paint you use...low, mid, or high end...