Emily Wiu
HVAC company ruined AC. Help!
A local HVAC company has been working on the AC unit in my rental since mid July. They came out at least 5 times in total, and told us that there are more things to fix each time. Finally, we decided to get a second o...
Dave Rav
Experience with carpet tiles in a rental
Hellos REIs! I want to inquire about your experience with carpet tiles in rentals- like these https://www.lowes.com/pd/Pebbl...I've done it all when it comes to flooring in rentals - LVP, vinyl sheeting, carpet you n...
Byron Kim
Central A/C issue, tenant not satisfied with repairs
Long story short, I recently repaired an old condenser motor to get the condenser to work without overheating. Ideally, I'd like to replace the whole thing, but there are alot of issues with the placement of the heati...
Ben M.
Are plumbing issues common in 40 year old homes
I am looking at a house built in 1980. There seemed to have been quite a bit of plumbing issues:1) Piping under the bathroom sink of 3 bathrooms had a leak and pipe replaced2) Leaks in the walls behind tub faucets due...
Federico L.
How would you save this $120?
This is about what I consider a rookie mistake. I have a nice rental which is about 35-40 min from my home. I was working few Sundays ago and my tenant called stating that the A/C was not cooling. The unit has about 1...
Tu Anh Nguyen
Tenant wants to withhold rent
Tenant says he has the right to withhold rent because I failed as a landlord and will not pay rent until everything is fixed. Here is the story1) He says he has been having roaches problems but I have sent different p...
Simone Boe
Inspection Report. New Buyer-Do we walk away or counter?
Admitting that I am very new to real estate and am on a steep learning curve. We're the buyers and are looking at our first investment property (rental). Our offer was accepted by the seller--it's contingent on inspec...
Shawn Pottschmidt
percentage saved by do it yourself
I read a lot about hiring a contractor. Has anyone ever calculated how much they saved by not using contractors and did most of the rehab work themselves? Or the real question is what percent of costs is going to con...
Noor B.
questions about 7 unit mulitfamily in CT
Hi,
We are in the process of looking for our first deal in the CT area, and I came across this property on craigs list:
asking price: $229,000 7 unit victorian built in 1880, in broad bank, CT (small ...
Casey Culver
HVAC repair or replace?
I'm trying to decide within the next day or so if I should repair or replace the hvac in my rental. Here's all the details...-Townhome, 2 bed 2.5 bath 1600 sq ft. There are 2 HVAC units, one for upstairs and one for d...