Curious about everyone's thoughts on this. 2020 was a weird year for so many reasons, but one result of the pandemic here in Chicago was a temporary decrease in Assessed Value of properties for the 2020 fiscal year. O...

Finally! After much anticipation, my first major renovation and long distance investment property is completed!
The Buy: In April of 2021, I embarked on a significant project to rehab a 100 year old duplex in my hom...

Need to replace an old oil boiler in my 4-unit multi/primary residence. Currently has an ancient oil boiler which is at least 50 years old, held together by duct tape and unmentionables. Barely got us through last win...

Recently purchased a 20-unit apartment building. All units are individually metered, plus a common area meter paid by the owner. It is in a small rural town (qualifies as a rural community under USDA) definitions in W...

Hey all! What on average is everyone paying for labor to have interior doors replaced? (tear out, and install with a new pre-hung unit)I just got a quote, and I feel that it may be a bit on the high side, so I would l...

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I'm testing the waters to see if my contractors are missing something. My partner and I are looking for windows for a duplex in South City and being told the lead time is a few months and that each window cou...

Hi everyone - I've been floating around BiggerPockets for a while now, but haven't started to actively participate and track posts until recently. Excited to start sharing my experiences and posting my questions!A lit...

I had 3 estimates done from what looked like the best rated window guys I could find on Google Maps (I don't know where to get any references).They all quoted me between $26k and $37k for 10 1st floor windows and 8 ti...

So, I’ve got this rental property, was currently renting at 1000 per month, but I am trying to get 1400-1500 per month now. It has cabinets that are original, 45 years old. The cabinet under the sink had water damage ...

We have a young single woman who is a tenant in one of our properties who moved in fall 2012. She's a nice tenant and responsible. There was an incident a few nights ago when a big fight broke out on the street in fro...