Hello, I have a 7-unit apartment complex and currently the water and sewage are not sub-metered per unit, we get one bill for the whole building without a breakdown. Can I legally require each tenant to pay for a shar...

Just got a new rental property in Detroit. Had to spend the last month fixing it up and its all ready to go. My only question is what do I do about the utilities? I got the power and gas on but didn't bother to turn t...

I recently acquired two duplexes and will be doing a live in reno on one of the units. It's a total gut job and I'm trying to plan everything out. One thing I personally dislike is that the master closet, which is you...

Good morning BP,I came across a duplex that is in a zone approve to build upto 12 units. The duplex is pretty beat up and fair price for the market. What advice would you give to do my due diligence and make sure this...

I own a property in Pinal County, Arizona which has a well with water tested at 0.028 mg/L (28 PPB) arsenic.  I have just built four manufactured homes which will be sharing water from the well.  I believe more than 5...

I am looking at buying a deed restricted low income multi-family here in Massachusetts. Currently it has separate electric, but the water and gas heat is not separate and is included in the rent. Since the maxumum ren...

The buyers are asking for the required expansion tank on the (gas) water heater to be installed. The unit was installed appx 3 years ago by the licensed plumber.So I have googled and came across this page where it sta...

Plan to build a new detached ADU (or so called in-laws unit) in my San Jose rental home.  By city's rule, it is qualified for $700sf 1B/1B detached.  I plan to put 1 shower, 1 dishwasher and 1 wash/dryer.  Again by ru...

Greetings- I am looking for advice or a recommendation concerning the very high cost to upgrade water service in Chicago. Inspectors are aggressively insisting on upgraded service in many cases where it is not needed....

I have a new rental.  The property has 2.5 bathrooms.  The owner converted both bathrooms to have stand up showers.  I thought because of the ADA, rentals had to have at least one tub.  Is this correct?  If it is, whe...