James Ma
Responsibility for Condo Inside wall plumbing
One of the condos I own had sent a letter to owners indicating that some units have had leaks coming from the bathtub's faulty diverter valves (likely due to poor pieces from the developer) and it recommended all owne...
Account Closed
Utility company won't turn on gas. Heating alternatives for the winter? (New York)
I bought a short sale rental house in New York a little over a month ago that had to be renovated. The gas heat was turned off last April by ConEd, the local utility company, because the previous owner had not paid t...
Ryan Kinley
Water Bills
I just received a water bill for 1000.00 and the bill was in my name . It was from my tenants house and i just got it in my mail box. I realize that this is my fault for not know that the water was not in my name ....
Scott Weaner
Adding a Drain Pan to an Existing Hot Water Heater?
Has anyone done this? Yesterday my HWH in my own home sprung a leak, causing a minor flood. Thankfully we had a leak alarm next to it. We will be putting a drain pan in with the replacement, but I would like to do som...
Michael Schnyder
ADU in Los Angeles area - how to split utility bills?
I'm having an ADU built from a detached garage which will be a 2/1, approx. 750 sf. The single family house is a 3/2 approx. 1200 sf. The utilities are LADWP and gas, both properties would be on the same shared mete...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Converting Apartment Bldg from Oil Heat to Nat. Gas
I have a 3 unit apt bldg in MA, what is commonly referred to as a 'triple-decker' out there. It is currently heated by and oil burning furnace. After some investigation, I have discovered a program that will lend prop...
Chuck B.
How do you "harden" your rentals?
Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
Randy F.
Toilets... To caulk or not to caulk...
I've seen several threads on BP where whether or not caulking in the base of a toilet is a good idea has been discussed. Seems the general concensus is to NOT caulk them. I vehemently disagree!
The main reason given...
Chris L.
Do I have to paint and repair Formica and hood to stove?
I have a tenant of 7 years in a house I own in Bergen county nj. She is requesting that I pain the kitchen, repair chipped Formica on countertop and Formica that is coming up on counter and also fix or replace hood ov...
Mark N.A
Underground Oil Tanks
I've got three rentals with underground oil tanks because when I got them they all heated with oil. Since then I've upgraded to gas-paks.
Anyone have any negative or positive experiences with EPA, local municipaliti...