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Hello,
I recently acquired a triplex rental property in Philadelphia, PA. The electric is already separated. However, the gas and water are not.
The tenants pay for their own electric usage. The landlor...
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Hi All,I am currently looking to invest in this investment property in the Binghamton NY area, mainly to rent to college students. The numbers seem to work, but of course I could be wrong. Any advise would be greatly ...
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Hello! I’m a newbie and in the process of purchasing a side by side duplex in the twin cities area and will be owner occupying one side. When it comes time to renew the lease I would like to shift some of the responsi...
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Los Angeles market. Tenant pays rent on time. He has not paid utilities since Aug 2022. I am currently going through the Small Claims process to recover the unpaid amount. The electricity utility account is under my n...
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I just purchased a fully rented triplex. It has a shared boiler and shared water heaters. The seller added a little bit to each lease, but not nearly enough and the rent is already under market. The families in the u...
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I have a 6 unit multi-family that has the heat separate (tenants pay heat). The 6 boilers are 25 years old and the 6 hot water heaters range in age (5 to 20 years). NJ is offering some financial incentives to updat...
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I am closing on a property next Tuesday (god willing) and I am still debating how much to rehab. I know I am going to be ripping up the carpet and refinishing the hard wood underneath, painting and replacing the st...
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So the tenant complained at a recent quarterly inspection that the laundry did not drain well (washer drains into utility tub, then to sewer line.) plumber who came used "camera" down roof vent pipe and said there was...
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Hi BP,I own an upper/lower duplex. I'm converting it into a triplex by finishing part of the basement into a studio flat. The basement flat is a small space, only about 300 sqft. There is one furnace so the heating is...
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We are turning a large single family home into a five unit apartment. The single family home had a propane furnace but I don't want to use 1 furnace for all units, and it doesn't seem like adding 4 more furnaces is th...