Hey BP,
I just bought an older house (1910-ish) split into five apartments (~2700 square feet total). They aren't separately metered so the utilities are included in their price of rent. The electric bill was about d...

Hello - we are buying a cabin in Big Bear Lake, CA, and will be renting it short term to help offset some costs.  Although we are a 2+ hour drive away, its not totally convenient to zip over there easily to take care ...

Hi,I live in Texas and it gets HOT here... I have yearly maintenance done on all A/C units to ensure they are working properly.  When an A/C unit stops working tenants will make this an urgent emergency.  My A/C guy i...

Hi everybody! I have an issue that I need help figuring out how to address. I have an apartment that’s attached to my house and I’m renting it out to two tenants (a brother and sister). They’re pretty good tenants ove...

Every year it gets cold in NE Ohio - with many homes and apartment doors to manage these days, it is important to have a method of properly diagnosing maintenance request via phone without immediately sending someone ...

The water heater in my garage is 19 years old. I haven't had any problems with it, but I know 19 is beyond it's life expectancy. I'm wondering if I should be proactive and just get it replaced now, or since it appears...

I'm putting together a table of common real estate rehab/update costs. I'm getting some valuable, relevant numbers because my mom is in the process of updating the big ticket items in her 25+ year old home nearby. I g...

What heat tape can you recommend to insulate water lines?

Howdy BP community! I recently invested in a SFH in a great school district. My plan is to attract a family looking to benefit from that district for 5-7 years.I've invested ~$10k in new appliances, scraping off popco...

Hello good people,I'm in the inspection period for my first home purchase.  The inspection report came back yesterday and it identified a few items I'm not sure how to react to.  How concerned should I be about the fo...