Gary Thao
Expensive water bill
My water bill this month was 3x the cost of what it usually is. I thought there was a leak somewhere. I found a hose running to a tenants unit upon further investigation. I also saw a small AC unit which I believe...
Corbin H.
Hard Water, Hot Water Heaters, & Water Softners
Hello Everyone. I just had my water and plumbing inspected in my 3 story town home rental, and I wanted to run the findings by he community to see what everyone's comments are. The water heater is located in the att...
Benjamin Mann
Cost of getting utilities to land
Hey guys,I’m looking at buying some raw land to build on, it has no utilities but they are on the street that the land is on and there are other properties close by.What are the steps I need to do to find out pricing ...
Paul M.
Hot water heater bypass
Looking for ways to provide short term relief for hot water tank (or combi boiler) failure so tenant has temp hot water while I seek out fix.When a hot water heater fails it is a big problem because the tenant has no ...
Frank Oudheusden
Puddles in Basement - French Drain?
Hey everyone,
I just bought my first SFH in April. When it rains I get some water in the basement. The puddles cover approx 50-60% of the floor and are normally 1/2" deep. It's walk-able with boots on.
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Patrick Hall
Analyzing / Estimating Utility Costs
Ok.....basic question - how do you analyze utes for rentals? Garbage, water/sewer, heat for boilers (multi family), etc? Are SFR's different that duplexes, multifamily. Thanks in advance for any help.Patrick
Tim McCahill
Wonky heating supply/return lines
Hi all - I own a four-story apartment building. At some point, probably when the building was turned from a single-family to a multi-family and the utilities were separated, new supply and return lines were run from t...
Andrew Acuna
Leaky Toilet Prevention
Hey all, I'm a bit of the proactive type and heard about a sensor for leaky toilets to prevent high utilities. Wondering what types you guys have used and maybe other utility savers?
Alvaro Rodriguez
Repairs in a rental house
Is it hard or expensive to install a water spout or a faucet in the front of the house if it doesn’t have one in order to plug a hose to water the front yard?Also is it hard or expensive to install a fan/vent in a bat...
Heather Schmidtknecht
Is a wet basement ever no big deal?
I’m looking at a small duplex for sale that is about 130 years old... when I viewed the property, the basement floor was wet, despite the fact that it had not rained for over a week. The house is built against a bluf...