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I have a tenant who is faithful with her rent. She's been with me for 15 months but during this time. I've had to replace 2 stove elements and repair the same issue for the same sink twice. When she moved into the ho...
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Ok guys I purchased a house for buy and hold rental last year that was a failed flip for another investor.
The previous owner paid for half the replacement of the shared sewer line which is on the neighbors property...
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I just bought my first duplex and I am going to live in the upper unit to house hack. Need to get a few things fixed before I rent it out. Most serious is really slow running drains in the upper unit. If I run the wat...
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Hi all, I am looking for my first house hacking property and I believe I found one a duplex that will work. The property has a septic tank and I was hoping to get some information on the pros/cons of it. I do not kno...
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Hi all, I just paid a sewer scope inspection. the observation was: " A belly was noted in the line. A belly occurs when settling or compaction of the soil occurs below the pipe and causes the pipe to have a low spotwh...
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Good morning biggerpockets,I am a new real estate investor who recently purchased my first 3 flat in Niles! It's a multifamily built in 1963 with galvanized pipes and I currently have two tenants on the 1st and 2nd fl...
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Have you ever had to deal with another landlord who is a slumlord?I am in a small condo building and my unit A is adjacent to another unit B. I rent out unit A and the other owner rents out unit B. I maintain unit A...
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We are less than a year into the STR thing with 2 separate rentals. So far, just love it.... no issues, just wonderful guests and lots of bookings.The one thing that comes up occasionally is requests for long-term boo...
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Hey BiggerPockets!I know I'm not particularly active on here; I'm pretty bad about keeping up with forums and discussions for the most part. Plus, I've been focused on things other than real estate for a while. But I ...