Mitch H.
P-Trap Requirements on Clothes Washer Drain?
I recently had to do some research (read: cutting into the wall) on my clothes washer drain. I found that there is no p-trap, either in the wall or below grade in the crawl space. The washer plumbing drains straight...
Wesley W.
Tenant washers in units
Hi All,I'm soon to own a small multi-family property that has W/D hookups in the units, and the current tenants all have their own washers. The disclosed annual water bill is $2000, which via local custom is paid by ...
Harry Standafer
Properties Built in the 1950s
Hi all,I'm looking at a package of properties and most of them were built in the 1950's. They're throughout North Carolina in various small towns. I've never bought a property that age or in North Carolina. Is there a...
Garvin Yu
3 family remodel: boiler or forced air and mini split
We are in contract to purchase a 3 family in a "class C" area and it's in need of total rehab. The current heating situation is separate forced hot air duct runs to 1st and 2nd floor units, the 3rd floor is ducted off...
Michael Ehmann
"It's 2018, whatcha gonna do about it?" - March Recap
At the beginning of January, Brian Burke created a poste titled "It's 2018. Whatcha gonna do about it?" At the beginning of each month, I am starting a thread with a few others for the purpose of reviewing: What we ac...
Steve Fitzgerald
How do you define a party?
Got a call from the neighbor next to our STR indicating 8+ cars in the cul-de-sac with people coming and going from our rental. We’ve rarely had any issues at this property. The renter was there for just one night and...
David Cabañero Vazquez
Hollywood and Hallandale Beach Markets
Hi Everyone,I am looking to start investing in South East Florida. I have been doing some research on the markets along the coast line from West Palm Beach to Miami and what I see is that crime rates in the area are f...
Austin M.
3 steps to never budget again!!
Before I start, I want to give context in how this method has allowed me to save/invest 51% of my yearly paycheck for the last year. Before you say, “I can’t do that, I have bills, student loans, high rent, etc.”I am ...
Landon Eskew
ADVICE NEEDED - House Layout Ideas
About to close on my first house and I got the chance to get in and do some measurements a little early to decide on where I'd like to go with the flip... This house is pretty much a complete gut so I'm looking for wa...
Account Closed
What are realistic soft costs (in California) ?
Hi there,
Having trouble getting a grasp on what soft costs might really look like. This would hypothetically be a situation in which I'd pay all cash for a 150-300K house, then rehab and sell. Also excluding repair...