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Steven Tu I shut off main water valve, but water meter shows water usage.
8 May 2019 | 3 replies

Before I was out of town for 1+ month in January-March (snow months), I shut off the main valve. However, the subsequent city water bill still showed a non-trivial water usage (6 CCF). I checked and didn't find any in...

Troy Sheets Who's using IKEA cabinets? Talk me out of using them!
10 April 2016 | 61 replies

So we're a few flips in now and we've only used IKEA cabinets with the soft close hinges. They look good and work well but our contractors hate them due to the assembly time. We're probably getting dinged by the contr...

Paris Wilson HAS ANYONE EVER DONE A BURN OUT PROPERTY?? PROS & CONS
8 March 2016 | 5 replies

Good morning BP brothers and siters.. I am currently analyzing a burn out property for potential complete rehab.  I have never done one before, but I have seen that the opportunity can be great and bad. Property is in...

Danny Day Got my 1st Cold Call Listing
3 April 2012 | 8 replies

I've never been a big fan of cold calling, but the past 3 months have slowed up for me so I decided to give it a try - or a "nothing to lose" mind set.

I went to check out craigslist and found a For Sale By Owner who...

Zoran M. Dance Floor. Lets Work! Renting to College Kids
15 January 2015 | 4 replies

I'll preface this by saying I'm 27, so just a "few" years removed from college. My wife and I own/operate a few properties that we rent to the students of our Alma Mater. We’ve heard plenty of landlord horror stories...

Carlos Varum Jr Who's Buying the 21 Million Properties coming onto the market!
23 November 2019 | 2 replies

On Foxnews.com this morning there was an article that alerted me of a Tidal Wave of Properties that were going to start popping up on the market: https://www.foxnews.com/lifest...
Essentially, what they are alerting ...

Dave Grosse 25 bandit signs = 100+ deals???
12 November 2013 | 5 replies

I think I might need a little help here guys - we put out 25 bandit signs saturday morning and have had 7 calls so far. 1 was a mobile home that I'm not interested in. two others we looked at tonight and they m...

Zach Schwarzmiller Plumbing New Water Meters - 1" Poly to 1" CPVC - Question re connecting the two
30 June 2015 | 14 replies

Greetings! I have embarked on a bit of journey. My background is in all finance, though I have been remodeling units mostly myself to learn a bit of the building/construction side of things. I've decided I want to put...

Robert Gunther They trashed my place while I slept
5 May 2016 | 7 replies

I have a property management company who manages a remote condo.When I woke up this morning I had an email that basically said there was a water leak in the kitchen and the place is full of mold.  The tenant called ab...

Alan Taylor Pin hole leaks in copper pipes, mold remediation?
24 April 2019 | 4 replies

TLDR;  We've lived in this rental property for 2 years, and are beginning to suspect there are some issues with mold.  Pin holes leaks in pipes, and persistent respiratory issues for our entire family, make us wonder ...