I've been an electrician in Washington (the real one..) for 10 years, residential, commercial, and industrial. I've learned a ton from BP so this is me trying to give back with knowledge of something I know very well....

Can anyone tell me what qualifies as a legal bedroom in WA state?

Can anyone recommend that safest yet least costly way to deal with the following issue.

It is past time to replace my e...

As a landlord about once a year I like to pay a visit to my tenantts and properties around the end of the year.

Basically to talk to the tenant, sort of get some feedback, any issues, anything they like to ...

I managed a rental by myself for a few years. I have this tenant moved in since Jun this year. In end of Oct, I got a message that the garbage disposal stopped working and there was leak under the sink. I went there t...

Hi All,I have the following questions for the investors experienced in single family rentals.Who is typically responsible for fixing the following items? the tenant or the landlord?1) exhaust fans that stop working be...

We turned on our first MTR unit in early 2022. It's a great 900 sqft 1/1 unit in a duplex, that we've been renting for 2200/month (just bumped up to 2400 per month) with little to no vacancy.Fast forward to a couple m...

Hi BP Community! I’m closing on a 3 unit in a few weeks and the property doesn’t have central air. I’m wondering what’s the easiest and most cost effective way to keep the units cool? My initial thought is to install ...

I have a tenant that told me one of their bedrooms was having the power go out only to flicker back on after 10 min and then be totally back after 15 min.  they were running the lights, a tv, and a space heater (1500 ...

I am at a complete loss!  My SFH (3/1.5, 2car garage, fenced)has been for rent on Zillow/hotpads/trulia for > 1 month.  asking very reasonable rent (below other similar properties now).  I have had >100 inquirie...