My tenant of 2 years calls ( fair tenant , not good not bad ) they tell me they are out of oil . And they cant afford another $ 400 for 100 gallons . He wants me to fill it and pay me back . I tell him thats not go...

Do you have specific language in the lease regarding frozen pipes and keeping pipes from freezing?Here is the specific situation - one of my tenants in SFR kept the house too cold (admitted to keeping it at 66F). It s...

Hello,I have an unmetered rental property in Chicago and my water bill is ridiculous. The city has put a freeze (pardon the pun) on water meter installations while they "investigate" problems with old/lead pipes. Mean...

Hi all - I own a four-story apartment building. At some point, probably when the building was turned from a single-family to a multi-family and the utilities were separated, new supply and return lines were run from t...

We just closed on a bank-owned property w/city services and today I had an appt to get the water turned back on at the street. The city water guy told me there's a leak somewhere between the curb box and the house.

I...

So last week my tenant let me know her washer was not draining so I checked it out and it looks like the old iron drain line is clogged. So I decided to just simply drain right into the sum pump. Now the washer is get...

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Moved to Kansas from the sunny skies of California and had no idea about FROZEN PIPES. Turned on the heater because I thought that would help thaw out the pipes, man, ...

I'm looking at a sweet rental property deal (forget the 2% rule, this is a 6% SFH). I walked through...foundation looks good, roof looks good, floors look good. Just needs some lipstick. I know the water hasn't been o...

Hi All,
I have a story with a few layers of issues and I'm interested in advice on how best to handle. To set the stage, I'm owner of a short-term rental property in the Poconos in PA and we use a property management...

I am new to BP and real estate. A friend of mine who has not yet joined BP and is also new just completed construction on his first flip a couple of weeks ago. Last night he checked on the house and walked into a di...