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Frank Mwaisaka When do I tell tenant they dont control the thermostat
18 October 2020 | 34 replies

I am a new landlord with one up and down duplex. The building has separate electric meters, one gas and water meters. For that reason I am responsible for water and gas bills and tenants pay their own electric. Becaus...

Brady Beshear Smart Thermostat for new Airbnb...
14 November 2019 | 34 replies

Howdy - I'm here with another basic STR question as I jump into my first short term rental. I've searched the forums and seen support for Nest and Honeywell T5. What thermostat do you use and recommend?  Thanks in adv...

Troy Sheets TENANT GAS SHUTOFF PIPES FREEZING QUESTION
16 January 2017 | 21 replies

If my tenant gets their gas shut off, can I shut their water off to prevent the pipes from freezing? I tried doing some research but it seems it's all in relation to self-help evictions, which isn't what I'm tryin...

Priyo Lahiri First time getting into STR
23 February 2023 | 15 replies

Greetings everyone,Relatively new reader of this forum. We have been doing LTR for a while some 2000 miles away with a property manager. That is not working out very well (primarily due to the PM) and moving our asset...

John Matthews Separate Hot Water / Heating
6 February 2016 | 15 replies

Ok, so any suggestions on how best to solve these issues:This property is a triplex (maybe quad with an efficiency), converted from a SFR, so it's got one hot water heater for the whole building, and one temperature c...

Dylan S. House Hack SFR or do Airbnb out of state?
5 December 2023 | 10 replies

I'm in the Orange County, CA area and thinking of either house hacking a single family house or just rent for now and put my capital into an Airbnb/investment property out of state. I'm 24 with around ~70K to invest a...

Robert Hastings efficient heating options? philadelphia row home. i pay electric!
14 October 2015 | 9 replies

i purchased a home that is a rooming house.  three rooms.  renting for 100 per week per room.  in a perfect world, with no vacancy the home will collect 1200 gross rent.  i paid 17k for the house tenant occupied.  low...

Jenna Stonecipher How to keep pipes from freezing
15 January 2014 | 11 replies

Hello, BP'ers.

I bought a 4plex last week, and only one unit is occupied. I'm rather new to REI and I'm seriously worried about pipes freezing. I can't shut the water off because of the family living there. T...

Adam T. Veitenheimer College Students as Lessees'
23 September 2015 | 10 replies

I am new so bare with me; first actual post.I am looking to invest in multifamily properties located in a major city adjacent to a major college. The properties are within 4-5 blocks from the school itself. These prop...

Corey Dutton Mounting Compliance Costs Eating Up Lender Profits
6 December 2013 | 5 replies

According to an article from MPAMag.com, lender’s profits have been affected by the high costs of compliance that have been mounting since 2008.

According to MPAMag.com, “Production expenses in the third quar...