Chris Good
Adding Value and Controlling Costs
In a softer rental market like we seem to be in now, it becomes much more important to focus on the boring fundamentals like controlling expenses. One of the ways we have been doing that in our multifamily properties ...
Andy O'Neal
Water Heaters in 5+ Bedroom Homes
I'm in the market for a new electric water heater for a 5 bedroom home that sleeps up to 12. I'm willing to go down to 2 gpm for each of three shower heads. In the experience of the esteemed forum members here at BP, ...
Eddie T.
Monitored home alarm system
Hello everyone I am a buy & hold investor located in New York and wanted to get some other landlords / buy & hold investors opinion on when purchasing a vacant sfr property do you install a home alarm syste...
Adam Craig
Good idea to buy new windows for rental property?
Nearly half of my homes have original or very old windows. They are functional but dont operate well and lose a lot of heat, not to mention they look old.Does it make sense to upgrade windows on my single family renta...
Gino Exantus
Month to Month Long term Tenant( 9yrs)
Hey guys, so I’m considering purchasing my first duplex in Florida. When I went to visit the property I was I noticed that one of the units is currently being occupied by a tenant that has been living there for 9years...
Stanley E.
No HVAC
BP, I am hesitant to purchase an investment property without HVAC. Not really keen on buying one that has or needs window units. Should this concern me or should I overlook this preference and focus on the numbers/cas...
Sravan Tatikonda
Separating Heat and Hot water utilities for a 2900 Sq Ft 4-plex
I'm currently house hacking in the North East. The property that I'm looking at was a single-family one and it was converted to 4-plex: 1 Bed/1bath(400 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(500 SqFt), 3Bed/1bath(1300 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(70...
Jason A.
safety mgmt: smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers
Hi all – I am curious to learn some of your best practices with respect to: Smoke detectors Carbon Monoxide detectorsFire extinguishers HVAC filter cleaning Lock changes between tenants I currently have property manag...
DeWitt Gibson
Fix and Flip with Solar Panels in Arizona
I was having a conversation with a couple of fix and flip types last evening here in Phoenix, Arizona and they told me what I thought was a brilliant idea: They have created a partnership with a local solar power inst...
Zach Schwarzmiller
Strongest Long-Term Tenant Proof Flooring - WA State
I ran a search around the forms and didn't seem to be able to find a forum on the strong long-term tenant proof flooring. I am looking to update some units built in the 90's in Washington State and sick of carpet. In ...