Rachel Fairweather
Theft of Hot Water Heater and A/C Unit
Just bought our third rent house and 3 days after closing it was broken into and the hot water heater and the window A/C unit was stolen (presumably for the copper). Haven't had this happen before and want to know how...
Drew Denham
Michigan flip now has inch of water in the basement
Hi all, I've had my flip for sale for about 45 days now and after the thaw of the snow I see half of the basement has 1 inch of water. What I have done thus far:1) added down spout extenders around the house2) built t...
Steve Yoder
How can I pass utility costs to the tenants?
In most of my buildings the tenants pay for their own utilities. However, in one of my multifamily buildings (24 unit) I pay for both the water and heat (gas) which is costing over $55/month/unit. It isn't cost effe...
Michael McCoy
Replace HVAC or wait?
Recently closed on our first REI. Plan is to hold and rent it out for a while. The place was built in 95 and still has the original HVAC which is an R-22 unit. The outside unit looks bad but we had a professional c...
Eron A.
Mad about basement waterproofing work
Bowing walls? Water seeping in............etc.
How the *** are folks creating houses with these issues?
I dont get it at all....
Nick Gray
High Arsenic Levels for Property Under Contract w/ Private Well
I currently have an 8-unit, 16-bedroom apartment building under contract in New Hampshire. I am working through my 30-day due diligence period and it has been discovered that the private well that serves the property ...
Robert Naucke Jr
Individual water meters
Is it legal to meter each pad even when the park is on a well system? I know you can’t profit when you are on public water, you can only pass through the bill. This park is on a private well, so can I meter each home ...
Nathan Murray
First contract is a HUD home with radiators, winterizing question
I got my offer accepted today on a HUD home that was winterized a contractor. We will be seeing record breaking temperatures around the Quad Cities this week and I want to know if HUD normally winterizes boiler/radiat...
Timothy W.
Stop frozen pipes in rentals
I can't believe I didn't think of this one before.
If you're in a cold area, do this or have this done:
1. Go into the basement or crawlspace and find 2 pipes. First, find the pipe that is your hot water going o...
Adam Stroik
is billing back water and charging for laundry ethical?
Greetings All,I'm having an issue implementing a RUB system and am looking for some advice. we have told our tenants in our 4 unit bldg we would not be raising rents if they stayed on with us after their lease was up...