Joey Newton
How to sub meter H2O in multifamily?
Good morning BP universe!I recently purchased a pair of 4 families in the St. Louis county area, and I am a total virgin when it comes to this. I want to sub meter each unit's water, so I would non longer have to bear...
Alison Robinson
Water and Basements Preventive Maintenance
We recently experienced water in basements in two of our properties. Both properties have gone through many rains without any water issues. After investigating we found damage or missing downspout extensions. This ...
Anthony Bauman
Multifamily income vs. expenses
Hi!I'm 19 and new to real estate. I was thinking about investing in a multifamily house in New Jersey or Chicago but I found myself with a few questions and I was wondering if anyone could help me :)I was looking for ...
Eric M.
Any tips for knowing if there is a sewer line issue?
When you are just getting a cursory showing/walk through are there things I should look for to see if there is a problem between the house and the street? Or with the water service from the street for that matter?Hous...
Steven Westlake
Rehab tip of the day
Let’s start a list of issues with the property it self and how we fixed them:1. Painted over wall paper - used a belt sander with 60 grit, then a skim coat mud, then normal paint prep.2. Not enough matching doors - re...
Nathan Patterson
Finally Did It; Purchased First Rental Duplex.
Well this was a long time coming, but I finally did it. In October of 2023 I was able to close on my first property. I will include numbers below. What happened after that....an immediate eviction. Luckily it wasn...
Dan Crenshaw
Negligence causes pipes to freeze. Who is at fault?
Every time my tenant would leave, they would turn their heat off (hwbb) to save money. I told them not to do that because you’re not really saving that much AND the cost of a frozen or ruptured pipe is WAY more that w...
Denise Harmening
No notice that pipes were frozen from Management Company
Hello. We have a cabin in Gatlinburg managed by a small company. December 24 the guest notified them that there was no water. The pipes were frozen. December 25 the guest notified them the heat wasn't working and the...
Bill E.
analyze this house hack
I need some help trying to figure out how to look at this property. I need somewhere to live and I want to house hack. I've been looking at duplexes and found one I like. Purchase price 107000, taxes 2800, insurance 9...
Bradley Jernigan
Carpet vs Hardwood
In most cases I have learned tenants love to have carpets within there units however carpet can be a pain to clean once the tenant leave. In fact, most of the time the maintenance crew would have to replace the carpet...