Alexander Small
Prevent Freezing Pipes
Hi all, I’ve a rental property in Chicago with a crawl space basement with exposed piping. What’s the best way to prevent those pipes from freezing? Does anyone have recommendations on automatic space heaters that tu...
Andy Verge
Heating Oil Prices are Outrageous.
What is everyone doing about heating oil prices that have tripled? That really cuts into the NOI.
Patrick Slagle
Dishwasher Repair and Maintenance
Hey all! The dishwasher in our rental has issues starting. It requires you to flip the circuit breaker on and off, but recently it’s required you to flip the circuit breaker a lot of times to turn on. What approach do...
Robert P.
Separating Electric and Gas from Cottage Setup
Hi All,I'm looking at a 2 family property with a 3rd floor cottage set up (basically the attic converted to another apartment. Right now their gas and electric is hooked up to 2nd floor. It has it's own circuit breake...
Bienes Raices
New vent problem--can I do anything about this?
This is similar to another issue I posted here, but this one is at a different house...
The way the house was built, the vent was placed right behind the AC compressor. Because of the way it's set up in the garage, t...
Jeff Kehl
best heat for a small apartment
I'm rehabbing an old house from the 30's I got from a tax deed auction. It was divided down the middle into two apartments at some point. There is no ductwork and no evidence of hvac of any kind having been there. One...
David Santore
Thoughts on Electric Heat for Rental?
I'm in MA, and my property has oil. Typical 1900s style 2 family with dumpy - if any- insulation! It's set about 300 feet back from the natural gas line on the street, and it order to bring NG in it'd be $7K to jus r...
Paul Dario Jr
Electric load schedule and ADU builds
Hey there. I’m building an ADU in Los Angeles. My local power and water company (LADWP) is asking for an electrical load schedule for both the ADU and the primary existing home. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks!
Joseph Hammel
Help! pending Insurance cancellation due to 60 amp service.
Hey BP pals. I just got a letter from State Farm stating they wont be renewing my policy. I will try to get as much detail in here I hope I can get some ideas. Ok Its a 16 unit apartment In Hammond MN which is a very ...
Jack Henry
So what all really goes into rehabbing a water damaged house???
Hi All - So I have two rental houses in Houston. My property manager called yesterday and told me that two of my houses were under water. One had about 18" of water in it and the other had 48" in it. My insurance agen...