Sorry for the double post, but I couldn't edit my last one.Would you purchase a multi family that had a lead water main if you didn't have the budget to replace it? The estimate to replace the one in my situation is a...
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I purchased my first rental property a couple of months ago in the Houston area and I am in the process of doing a small rehab before I rent it out. I opted to not turn on the water since no one is living ...
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The water pressure on one side of a duplex is not-so-great. The plumber thinks the issue is with the water line to the house (built in 1935). I'm concerned that it might be tree roots growing into the pipe. Any advice...
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Hello, A water pipe broke and caused flooding. Tenants will be out of apartment for 2-3 weeks. Tenants have put a stop payment on check and said they will prorate for when it is complete. Will landlord policy insur...
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Schitty situation. We just purchased a property to brrr. Last week the neighbor up the hill had a clogged toilet and had the rotorooter guys come out. When they cleared their drain our basement immediately filled up w...
So, I'm currently renting, and this weekend the water pipes froze and burst, after getting it checked out, the problem is the property owner's responsibility, and it will require digging up the yard, and thousands of...
I'm purchased my first commercial property this year and just had a water leak from a pipe going into the water heater in one of my tenant's space. The water leaked through a shared wall into their neighbor's space an...
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I have a property that has 3/4 units heat turned on. Unfortunately, a tenant left and didn’t pay his electric bill. The soonest the electric company can come out and turn on heat to the unit is 8 days from today. The ...
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As I am sure most people are aware, we just went through some of the coldest days in Chicago's history. Many people had pipes burst and as I walked out of Home Depot this morning, everyone had pipe insulation, new cop...
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I have been getting a lot of questions from owners about letters being sent out by the municipalities here in Milwaukee to tenants informing them about potential lead service lines leading from the street into the hou...