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Hello Investor and all like minded real estate entrepreneurs. I'm a seasoned (or think I'm seasoned) entrepreneur that owns a 12 unit apartment building in St. Louis in Missouri. I"ve owned it for 2 years and 3 mont...
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Does anyone have experience installing heated pipe tape in units that have already been built and are occupied? Last year when it hit -40F, we had several units with frozen pipes running along exterior walls freeze de...
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Hey BP,I'm looking to close on a 3-plex (3 flat) in Chicago in the beginning of December and doing an FHA full 203k rehab of the property.One of the items we are upgrading for long term buy and hold stability is the f...
Hey BP,I am renovating a small bathroom (typical Philly row) and I'm thinking of leaving the tub and wall tile (needs a good cleaning) and replacing the vanity, sink, floor (install tile) and toilet. The more I look a...
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After hiring multiple contractors who push the price up and then hire some guy for $10 an hour who actually does the work I am wondering how hard it is to hire those guys directly.This does not apply to electricians a...
Hi, first post here! Buying a house with a basement that I will be renting out. It's all completely renovated, but there is just a wet bar in the basement due to the builder not wanting to go through the process of ob...
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I own a 3 flat building in chicago. Roof(flat membrane) was repaired 3 years ago due to a lighting strike. It started leaking again and I had the contractor back out(apparently this was not under warranty). There is...
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Looking to buy a property that has no gutters installed and as such, there is a lip around the home of brick where water drips down and seeps into the window cavity.
This has generated mold on 2 walls of the home (br...
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Does anyone have experience buying a pre-construction home that has known leak or mold issues? Leaks have occurred throughout the construction period even after drywall was installed and builder had their mold remedia...
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Basically the Plumber said the tile in the corners wasn’t installed correctly and is starting to drip out of the “pan” for the shower into the ceiling down below.
Also need to Kilz and repaint the ceiling.
Any sug...