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Hey everyone. this is my first time posting and I’ve been doing a lot of homework lately. i been looking in Pennsylvania for my first investment property.i came across a property today. 2 family ( duplex ) in a des...
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Quick question...How/what guidelines do you use to calculate CapEx on a property. Especially something thats out of your personal market. I've generally just number crunched P and L's but i feel that this can be mi...
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I recently discovered mold in one of the rooms in my house had come back, and it's worse than before. I have been doing more research into DIY mold removal, and most people advise using a bleach and water solution. I ...
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I have a strange one.A tenant hasn't communicated ever since moving in on March 1, 2021.Prior to move in, communication was good, during the application process, during the lease signing, communicated by phone, by tex...
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Hello Good People of BP!
I recently purchased a large two family home in New Britain CT. It is a rather large house (3700+ SF) that appears to have been originally built for a wealthy family in the early 1920s. It wa...
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For househackers and rental property owners:I find that managing utilities is a menial manual set of tasks every month from checking the bill and sending to tenants, but also can take more time if you have to keep on ...
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Hey all! I have a few rentals in Boise area and the local W/S/T company mandate the utility bill be in the owners name. It has been a struggle getting the tenant to pay and is always behind on payment. He pays rent on...
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my concern is pipes might get frozen while the heat would be turned off for a couple years? would have to bust up the concrete and that can get pricy?
anybody had any experience with slabs? I've been apt to stay a...
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I am doing a rehab to flip on a house that has insulation in the basement ceiling. Some of it is missing and what is there is upside down. As in: the paper is turned down rather than towards the heated area.
Would yo...
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Looking for any advice on what to do when a rental property has mold. Some info for you, we’ve owned this property for 4 years and have never had issues with mold in either unit until the current tenants moved in Janu...