Hi, I'm new to investing in real estate. I'm a junior at FL State University and I was curious about purchasing a vacated gas station and flipping it. Would you recommend this or are there hidden regulations and ot...
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Hello BP thought I would share a scary landlord story with everyone and how I reacted. This just goes to show it’s an up and down business, just like any other W2 job, good days and bad days.
I was literally on my w...
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Im in process of upgrading all of my hot water heaters in my 16 unit apartment complex. For 2k a unit (32k total) I can upgrade my electrical in the units to adequately provide service to Air conditioners and electric...
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Question: does anyone know if there are Fannie/Freddie, FHA or VA rules that require a forced air system to be ducted to all parts of the house? Or is there a standard that allows non-ducted registers for 2nd floor ar...
This is an amazing site with lots of information and knowledgeable, experienced people. I am hoping you can share your thoughts and sound advice on what is a wise investment choice between co-op, condo and multi-famil...
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I do not smell nor does male tenant and his wife has not moved in yet from out of state. His realtor was at home helping him move in stuff to prepare place and said she smelt gas. We could not smell it, but I put my h...
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Yesterday my dog started a small fire in my home. As a landlord, I do not allow dogs, but since this is my house I deferred to other members of the family and got a Chocolate Labradoodle (seriously, that is what it i...
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I have a four unit with steam boiler where all the old (asbestos or horsehair)_ insulation was stripped. Now it's "naked" and needs to be re insulated. What do people generally do in this case? buy replacement jacket?...
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I have a property with a gas fireplace. The fireplace was non functioning when I purchased the property so I had the contractor disconnect the gas to it. When the current tenants moved in, I told them it was disconnec...
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My property is a single family home that was converted into a duplex. Because of this, the property has one gas water heater. Recently, the city of Wilmington inspected my property. They said that because my home has ...