Bertho Augustin
Househacking with Duplex_ Built 1937- Cloth Wire and Potential Asbestos
Hello Everyone,I am trying to get into multi-family investing with a Duplex built in 1937. The house has a lot of potential to add square footage and create more value, and we got under contract. The Inspection report...
Kelly Clarke
Bathroom Renovation - 3 BR 1879 Duplex
I have a bathroom in an 1879 duplex (3 bed, 2 bath) I am renovating. My plan is to: - Take out the clawfoot tub and install a bath/ shower combo with a manufactured surround (for water tightness and ease of cleaning)....
Eric Long
Legal Definition of a Bedroom in Indiana
I am looking at a duplex with a 1/1 on the main floor and 3/1 on the top floor. When I was on the top floor I notice one room only had a space heater for heat, which I thought did not qualify as a heat source. Another...
Megan Roche
Cracks in basement- how bad is this??
Hi BP nation,
I’m a bit stuck and hoping for some advice.
My fiancé and I just had our first offer accepted on a duplex in the south suburbs of Chicago last week.
The General inspector did his walk through on Th...
Nikki Cummings
Busted water line under slab?
Was told the below about a house in the Memphis area I'm looking at purchasing. Any ballpark quotes or experience with repairing a water line under the slab? (Hoping this is worst case scenario.)
Thanks!!
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Chris May
Financing duplex and single family conundrum
Ok BP, I need your help.We're currently owner occupying a unit in our duplex in Oakland and looking at relocating to a lower cost of living area on the east coast. We're going to keep the duplex and rent it out, but a...
Jantsen Locke
Best way to clean mold from cinder block basement walls
I just bought a duplex to house hack. The small room below the stoop on the front of the house has mold covering the cinder blocks. I currently have it soaked with white vinegar and plans to wire brush it later, but I...
Jon Dittrich
Calling all Insurance brokers!!
I am having some Insurance issues with our duplex. The house is over 100 years old, and has knob and tube electrical. We are in Ohio and it was grandfathered in and is up to code. However, our insurance broker said be...
Dominic Jacquot
Subdividing a unit into two average costs?
Hello, Im planning on purchasing a duplex with 2 large units and subdivide those 2 units into 4 to turn the duplex into a fourplex. Right now im only trying to do the math on this idea but I have no idea of what to ex...
Salim Katach
Any advice on updating this bathroom?
Hey All,
Id love some input on what you guys think I should do to this bathroom. Its a buy and hold rental. This is 1 unit of a duplex. The other tenant is paying $700/month so I can probably get the same amount in r...