Justin Owens
Properties with Private Well or Septic Tank?
Just asking for your general opinions. Here in Indianapolis there are large pockets that have Private Wells and Septic tanks.My own home included on is on Septic tank, but we have city water. I've never really had a p...
Hai Le
Water Meter Usage Tracking
Hello, I am planning on purchase two triplexes that have a single water meter for each property. I understand the cost of having to separate meters and purchasing additional water heaters and such will be hefty. Curre...
Dave Smart
Replacing electric baseboard in flip house
Hi everybody, I recently purchased a home with electric hot water baseboard heat with an arv of $140,000 and was wondering if I should replace it with a natural gas or oil furnace? What have been your experiences with...
David Healey
Adding A Community Laundry And Need Advice
My wife and I are House-hacking a Triplex in Salt Lake City, UT and are looking to add a Community Laundry room with two sets of hookups for the remnants who don't already have laundry.
We want to save as much money...
Michelle Pietras
Standing water in crawl space at inspection
We put a offer on a 4plex and had the inspection yesterday (a day after it snowed). We found standing water in the crawl space which is concrete pillars/walls but dirt flooring. No sump pump or drainage system. Inspec...
Frank Oudheusden
Puddles in Basement - French Drain?
Hey everyone,
I just bought my first SFH in April. When it rains I get some water in the basement. The puddles cover approx 50-60% of the floor and are normally 1/2" deep. It's walk-able with boots on.
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Suduk N.
Separate heat and hot water in a 3 flats
I'm about to close a MFH in Chicago. It is a 2 flats with a legal basement making it a 3 units property. It has 3 electrical boxes and 3 gas meters. Currently, there is only 1 huge old gas hot water furnace that se...
Sarah Moncivaiz
Septic issues. What to do with tenants?
We have an unknown septic issue. Our tank has filled up twice in 2 weeks. What do we do with the tenants while we are finding and fixing the issue, considering that we don't know how long it will take or how much it w...
Marcin G.
naughty pump
I’m looking for a pump (for forced hot water heating system) that would not let return water flow whenever thermostat is set to “low”. Presently the way the system is designed in the condo building (6...
Courtney Murphy
Tankless vs 2 water heaters
Hello,We purchased our first STR and the water heater is not adequate for the amount of people who will be staying in the house all at once. Also it is at the end of its life expectancy. It is a 5 bedroom 2 level hous...