We have a unit that currently has baseboard heat (electric) The tenants we had in there years ago never complained about the cost of heat, but the tenants we have had for the past 2 years say that their bill goes up $...

For all of the successful Buy and Hold investors:What percentages do you use for the following when evaluating a potential buy and hold income property:1) Cap Ex2) Management3) Vacancy4) RepairsThanks in advance!

The IRS discusses vacation home maintenance days.  They use examples where a family performs maintenance on a home for a week and the week is not considered personal use (it is additional to the 14 days of personal us...

My tenant has been making a long list of maintenance request since past one month when I have denied their request of adding one more pet citing HOA max pet policies. The last request is for HVAC maintenance based on ...

I’ve seen very cheap homes in Lubbock Texas that have window units and wall heaters. That being said I have no idea of how expensive it is to install a central heater or an HVAC or if there are cheaper alternatives th...

and why?(single family and multi-units)

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I recently purchased a 5 unit multi-family home in Massachusetts that is heated by one, very outdated, boiler. To separate utilities, I had the option to go electric (costly for tenants), put in 5 furnaces, use a...

Hi folks.  I am looking at an apartment complex that has a forty year old boiler/chiller system that will cost up to $125K to replace.  One option is to replace it with a split ductless systems, which may cost as much...

A few weeks ago we got robbed.  They pushed in a window unit and got away with about $1,000 of tools.I had never lived in or owned a house with window units.  We are adding central air so the window units are being re...

Hey everyone. Kind of a long post. I have a master plan that ends with me becoming a general partner in multi family deals and eventually becoming financially free. I will use my knowledge in the home inspection field...