Ruth Buckley
Damp in basement - concern for renter's on second floor
Hi BP, new to rental property investment. We have had an offer accepted on a 2nd floor condo we plan to rent. There are 3 condo's in the unit, the other two units are also under contract at the moment. The deal would ...
Alexandra Hansil
MOLD & Water Damage Nightmare!
Hi All! I am new to BP and getting a crash course on being a landlord. Please let me know your thoughts!After living in our home for 20 years in NJ, we decided to move to FL and rent out our NJ home last summer. Th...
Danny Shore
amortization of closing costs of a residential rental
i did some research and got various conflicting answers. maybe i can get a corroborated answer here (please link the source if possible)
what is the recovery period for the closing costs of a residential rental (1040...
David Dachtera
Ejector Sump, only serves furnace
Got an off-the-wall question...Just had a plumber here to replace the switch on my ejector sump pump. Got to see inside the sump and it seems kinda - what we used to call - groty.Now, it's not an effluent sump, it onl...
Henry Ko
Cost of Replacing Boiler heating to HVAC system?
I own a house in Belleville NJ that has a boiler heating. The boiler recently broke and I need to change it, the question is would it be worth it to change the entire system from Radiator/Boiler system to HVAC and how...
Eric Samuels
Basement dehumidifier maintenance
Hi everyone,I’m currently house hacking a property in Philly and the basement gets very humid during the summer. I currently have a dehumidifier down there but I’m planning on moving out of Philly soon. What’s the bes...
Garett H.
Could someone with more experience take a look at my numbers?
I was emailed this property tonight and it looked ok at first, but after doing this analysis there's a few things I'm not too sure about.The original plan was to fix and flip this property, and according to my conserv...
Andrew David
Self-Storage Deal Structure Advice. Land Lease? Buy?
Hi All! I am a commercial general contractor in the Southern New Jersey Region. We primarily construct commercial, medical, and industrial buildings with a strong history in pre-engineered metal buildings. My goal is ...
Bailey Coleman
Mold Remediation? Anyone have to deal with this !!?
We were told we have mold in our basement and got 1 quote for mold remediation and it came back at $5,500. This included labor and material. I will add the quote to the post below. Has anyone gone through removing mol...
Brad Z.
Adding central heat/ac
working on a 3/1 ranch (900 sq ft) and getting estimates to add an electric heat pump (in attic) and an outside air handler. replacing baseboard heat. It will require all new electric from panel, insulated duct runs,...