I'm in escrow to purchase a 6 unit apartment building in Ohio and I noticed the sewer and water costs were 73% of the total monthly expenses. Is there a way to lower those utility bills? Perhaps I could pay to have a ...

I’m on track to close on my first property/househack/rental in a few weeks in Dover, NH. The house is a duplex with the upstairs unit on a newer natural gas system with instant hot water and that’s the unit I intend t...

I'm closing on my second multi-family property in a couple weeks and am curious what ways others have increased the cash flow on apartment complexes.  I've heard ideas such as adding storage space, renting furnished a...

Hey guys!Quick question.  I have not walked the property yet but there is a 4 unit building that has in unit laundry accessibility.  I assume that hot and cold water lines are separated and running to each unit for th...

Hello BP members, So I have a property in Camby, Indiana where sewer is managed by the Tri-County Conservancy District which is billed separately (flat $64 per month) and can't be transferred into the Tenant's. I was ...

I just made an offer on a house with a thirty year old furnace as a turnkey hold and rent. Hot water heater is in a similar state although not quite as old.  Would you go ahead and replace now or wait for it to break?...

While at work, my tenant called me about 11 times today because her hot water went out. I have been working on the plumbing on my days off, so I wasn't sure if it was something I had messed with or if it was an issue ...

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I am doing a cash-out on my 4-plex. I bought it in 2013 for 274k and it is now appraised at 500k. Even so the appreciation is nice, the Gross rent totals $4640 and has room to go to $4800. Note, I pay...

I live in NY. There was discolored water coming out from all of the faucets yesterday. Both cold and hot water. It cleared out in the afternoon. Not sure where this coming from though. I called 311 and waiting to hear...

That is what I feel like right now.We are house hacking a two unit property that we bought in August.  The previous owners occupied it for over 50 years and took great care of it but did not separate out any of the ut...