Cody DeLong
Replacing Electric Baseboard in 9 Unit.
I'm in a pickle and I'm trying to figure out what I should do. Currently under contract with a 9 unit apartment complex. It has an oil boiler that heats 1 apartment and 1 commercial space. All of the other 7 Units ...
Marlia Stone
Water Damage and Broken Pipe
Hello BP,I have a duplex located in the philadelphia area. My property is completely vacant while it is being worked on, and I haven’t been there in about a week or so. This evening I sent over someone to my property ...
Al Williamson
Want $12,000? The $100 Expense Reduction Challenge
You can boost your equity by reducing expenses - but will you try?
Help fill the Innovation Shortfall by accepting my dare to reduce your rental's expenses by the equivalent of $100 per month AND providing supportin...
Joe Schaak
Electric Baseboards of Forced Air
Advice needed : I have an older duplex in Minnesota that has had all the radiators removed. The old boilers are shot as well. I’m putting in a heating system from scratch.Electric heat is the least expensive to instal...
Jimmy Kiefer
1888-1910 too old for a property?
Several properties I am looking to buy were built around 1900. Should I avoid properties this old? Especially since I will be a buy and hold owner, does the age of these properties create an unnecessary risk? Apprecia...
Quinn Morrissette
$1750 Cash flow - Financing First Deal?
Hi all, This is my first post on bigger pockets! I am looking at a muti-family in my hometown, an old mill town that is finally starting to see some appreciation (6% this year).Asking price is $200,000- 4 units. It wa...
Alexander Spira
Purchase for a 4 unit in Baltimore City
Hi Fellow Big Pocketer's,I am looking at a 4 unit in Baltimore city around John Hopkins area. Selling for about $230K range. Truthfully he will let us assume the current mortgage of $230K about $1500 per month. In the...
Stephen E.
AC Issue
I have a townhouse with a 20+ year old air conditioner and furnace. My tenant reported that if she set the thermostat at 75F the system would cycle on and off as is normal. However, when she set the thermostat at 74F ...
Spencer Krautkramer
Replacing Old Furnaces
For those that live in cold states, do you replace your furnaces before winter if you think it might be on the last leg of its life to avoid an emergency in the middle of winter? If so, how do you know when it's time ...
Mariama R.
Investing in Old, Large Victorian Homes in Cleveland, Ohio
Hello: I've heard that investing in Large Victorian Homes in Cleveland, Ohio by rehabbing them and renting them out to section 8 tenants generates much positive cashflow. However, how does one generate positive cash...