Hey BP,I am about 2 weeks away from closing on another property (2 family duplex!). Like my other properties I seem to always find the ones with only 1 furnace. The age of the system is unknown but having some experie...

Hi Experts!My PM is making ready one of our 16 units and came to me with the wood veneer flooring, saying it's cheaper and durable. I did some research and found most people say wood veneer scratches easily and can on...

Hi BP Columbus, OH community. I'm in the process of buying my first duplex in the German Village/Merion Village area (2 blocks south of Schiller) and am looking for any trade secrets people are willing to share, insig...

The common thought on this seems to be that you should schedule regular maintenance on your HVAC systems in rentals.  I wonder if anyone has ever really dug into this to know.  I don't really do that and I do get call...

I have a handful of single family rental properties in Kansas City.  I was reviewing my monthly expenses with @Ian Reeves the other day and he mentioned that my insurance premium is way too high.  I called my insuranc...

Hey Guys, I'm considering a building that has a brick foundation. It looks good because I think I can get to a PITI of $3857/month. And I have a plan that could get the rents to $5200/month. The issue is that the buil...

It is a small kitchen, just enough room behind me for a dinner table. I read granite is best for long lasting counter tops for renting it out. Really mixed on floor. I mean would you leave the kitchen as is with new f...

I have searched the forums for recommendations on a commercial policy for covering multiple SFR rentals (I have 8). Apart from SWBC and American Modern, I notice NREI listed but this one is mainly recommended for r...

Hi!So I'm looking at buying my first property. I just walked through a few homes with my realtor. One of the properties that I looked at has these old appliances: How expensive are these installations to replace with ...

Hello,So the inspection report came back with these red flags, the offer for the house was 300k, then i asked for 25k reduction and they take care of all the hazardous stuff but they said ok for 25k but you take care ...