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Hi BP team
I purchased my first rental property a couple of months ago in the Houston area and I am in the process of doing a small rehab before I rent it out. I opted to not turn on the water since no one is living ...
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Hi all,
We have a swimming pool at our property in Sonoma, California. Because of coronavirus, we are seeing more demand than ever before b/c we're only an hour away from San Francisco and everyone wants to spend the...
Is it fair for me to not have my own hot water heater instead of 3 apts running off same heater that is downstairs in a apr where their is alot of kids and randon people taking showers. My power bill is almost 100 due...
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I just had an accepted offer on a 3-story 2-family house in Connecticut (2br first floor, 3-4br flex on the second/third floors) and in checking out the basement, all utilities were split besides heat, which is powere...
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Hello BP Members,
I am evaluating a deal for 10 unit building. The building has single water heater and single heating units with outlets to all the 10 units. Currently, the owner pays for hot water and heating. I wo...
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In Midwest cities such as Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee where there can be some really cold winters, is there a concern about the old plumbing system in the home? I've heard of old pipes bursting and causing costl...
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What would be the most cost effective and efficient heating to install in a fourplex? (Two floors, slab foundation)Electric and gas are available. Electric is ~$0.12-14 per kWh Gas is ~$9 perMCFLocation: Western PA
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Hi BP,
I recently bought a duplex in Massachusetts which has hot water baseboard already installed in the first floor's rental. We will be installing mini-splits for heat and AC in the second unit.
We are wonderin...
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I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
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I am in my first year of real estate and have wholesaled 1 property & recently finished a fix & flip project that is scheduled to close next week. I recently bought half a duplex and am considering keeping thi...