David Stone
Utility charges stay with the property
Hi BP! We just acquired a house we are fixing up and may use as a rental.I found out that the city water/sewer bill AND electricity both stay with the propery. I am used to water/sewer being attached only. Has anyone...
Brandon Morgan
mistake in lease! what to do?
hi all this is just a hypothetical. I currently am a new landlord. I bought a duplex house near Scranton this past year and it is rented out . I am a few months in and it has been going okay so far despite a few hicc...
Casey S.
Seeking feedback on potential triplex
Hi, this will be my first deal and a house hack. I live in Dallas and am looking at a triplex in Cleburne which is about an hour south, near Ft. Worth. It was recently reduced to $165 and has been on the market a coup...
Rensell David alejandro
Tankless water heater
Good day. Winter is coming and it's really annoying. I'm planning to buy a tankless water heater. I checked all of the water heater on Amazon and in this site http://www.elreviews.com/tankless-water-heater-reviews/. T...
Catie Fihn
Splitting Utilities Amongst Tenants
Hi! Newbie landlord in Wisconsin here. My husband and I are currently getting tenants in for our first duplex. The duplex currently only has 1 meter for utilities.
How do I go about charging the tenants for thei...
Devin Chong
Changing a Duplex to a Triplex with the City of Seattle
Hi All,
I have been looking at a Triplex in Seattle very close to where I currently live that would allow the potential to house hack. It is listed as a Triplex, however might be considered as a Duplex by the City ...
Faustin Hoover
Utilities and maintenance
Two questions. If you were looking at a multi family and the current owner pays utilities how do you go about dividing them at least electric? Also if 2 units have a boardwalk to get out of their unit and the other ha...
Wesley W.
Floor plan advice needed on rental unit renovation
Hello all,I once again call upon the collective input of the BP community for my latest project.I plan on completely renovating the downstairs unit in a duplex we own. In my opinion the floor plan is terrible and the...
Chris Sonnleitner
New member in Colorado
Hi Everyone, I'm Chris Sonnleitner, and live in Colorado. I hope to get into the real estate investing market. Currently I own and run a tile business that I've had for 7 years. I haven't written a plan out yet, but h...
Mark Forest
Tenant claims three TVs have burned out
One of my tenants says that the power supply on three of his televisions have burned out. Would the electrical in the house cause something like this or are they just buying cheap TVs? Could it be the fault of the loc...