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I am starting to purchase SFR homes to buy and hold. The homes I'm getting tend to be older 1900-1950 and so have galvanized pipes. What rule of thumb do people tend to use for when to replace them? when something's l...
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Do annual flushing really extend a water heater's useful life?
We had a recent repipe done by not a great contractor (not my choice, long story). They failed to strap the pipes so now there is major rattling and pipe contraction noise in the walls where there didn't use to be. ...
Arizona's Top Water Official: "We're Going To Have To Live With Less Water" "I never thought this day would come this quickly ... But I think we always knew that this day was potentially out there," he said.
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I have had my water heater in my house since it was built in the late 90s and am looking to replace it in the next couple of months before it decides to fail on its own. I currently have a tank, but I'm looking to go ...
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Hello BP Family,I will be closing on my first 8 unit Apartment in a couple weeks, and my excitement us through the roof. I only have one issue. The tenants have washer/dryer hookups in their units and the water bill i...
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I currently have a 4 unit house under contract in the small city of Willimantic, CT. I have run my own numbers on this property, and am confident moving forward, but I wanted to put it out to the forum incase I overl...
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I have a tenant that is currently running up their water bill to an absurd degree (Hot water is something I am responsible for). My last water bill was $1300 (It's never been more than $300 before bringing these tenan...
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Hi everyone! I am in a big jam, here's my situation....One of my recent aquistions was a 12 unit apartment building. After the 1st month, I received an astronomical high water bill/sewer. Where I purchased this buildi...