In the DFW area and have started a development deal on a piece of property that has 3 houses sitting on it, in perfectly good shape.  70s builds.  Needing to move the properties to other land.  Anyone have suggestions...

Have anyone used their system for sub metering the utilities? Any feedback on quality and the software?We look around and theirs seems to be a complete system with free software access that users can customize and se...

For all those out there, do you give your tenants an allowance?  You know like utilities, water, gas, things like that. What are the pros and cons of an allowance?  

I’m a newbie and I’m looking into an 8 unit property. I have most of the numbers I need but I still need utilities costs (owner paid). How would I figure out how much the gas, electric, water, trash, and sewer cost pe...

As we've grown to 120 units we continually struggle with managing the utilities for our rental units.  Starting, stoping and transferring service has become quite time consuming.  I have tried reaching out to utility ...

Well its already cold here in Michigan.  I always cringe when the phone rings hoping it is not a tenant saying their furnace won't start.  I get mail from furnace companies offering one time payments for a certain num...

Previously we have been taught that forcing appreciation is a great strategy that is used commonly in commercial real estate. By incorporating a new strategy called "greenhabbing", we've found a way to actually force ...

Hello Good People of BP!
I recently purchased a large two family home in New Britain CT. It is a rather large house (3700+ SF) that appears to have been originally built for a wealthy family in the early 1920s. It wa...

Hi I have to replace my AC and furnace.  I live in Michigan.  The first quote came in at $5,200 to install a 80% efficiency furnace and an AC unit.  For $650 more he will install a 95% plus furnace.  My renter pays th...

I've been to a few REO's in my area and they seem to be going higher than what the auction closed at. There have been bidding wars on a few of them. I know getting them prior to the bank owning them adds a lot of addi...