Elizabeth Sky
Hello from the Finger Lakes of New York state!
I have lived in an older duplex, in the country for over 4 years now. My landlords are coming over to talk about me purchasing the building this evening. The property was assessed at 105K this year. My landlords threw...
Nazz Wang
Milddle west winter damaged pipes
A house was sitting on the market during this past long cold winter in the Midwest with no heat and utilities. I was told by the realtor that all the pipes broke as a result. Never lived in a place that snows in my wh...
Gayle Eisner
Keeping a older home in Los Gatos
Hi: Currently I am considering whether or not to keep or sell my older home in the LG Mountains. It was a cabin built in 1936. I live in the property & have put money into the property such as double pane window...
Paul Kuhn
How to split/control heating cost on old triplex boiler
I am in the process of buying a double brick triplex built in early 1900's (southern Virginia/historic district), 1650 square feet 2 bed/1 bath units stacked on top of each other. The whole house is heated by a boiler...
Adrian Vega
Buying a triplex that landlord pays heat and hot water for tenant
Hello everyone,I am new to real estate and myself and father are new landlords also. We purchased a nice triplex and I am a bit concerned about having to pay for heat and hot water. At some point we will figure someth...
Luke Texidor
sub contractors
Hey BP! I will be Managing a New Construction project in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo county, California. We mainly operate in Ventura and La county and are not too familiar with the San Luis Obispo county area. If an...
Eric F.
“Small” items which turned out to be a much bigger pain
I am sure everyone has had this problem once or twice (or 100 or 200 times). We look at a rehab and see a couple of things we believe will be simple to fix but turn out to take 10x more time than anticipated and cost ...
Garmeon Y.
Introduction/Various Newbie Questions
Hello all,My name is Garmeon and I'm new to BP and real estate and I've been reading all the articles and listening to the podcasts during my commute. San Francisco native here looking to purchase my first property (m...
Ernie Thivierge
Repair estimates
Hello everyone, I am brand new to real estate investing and bigger pockets. I need to inspect a house for the first time to estimate repair costs. I am far from a handy man so I could use any help regarding what I sho...
Amy A.
Sound proofing units
I recently purchased a 12 unit building which I would like to take from class C+ to class B+. There are two 3 bedroom units on the second floor and the rest are 2 bedrooms. I was just given notice (for November, not ...