I've got two questions, but they're related. First of all, how should we apply the 2% Rule, or another similar guideline, to improvements? Specifically, I've got a triplex that doesn't have central heat and air. The t...

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I have fixed the oil tank air/vent pipe with rubber coupling and fill/service pipe with aluminum tape and compression coupling, but I have not tested it yet by filling it with the heating oil.Is there a ...

Hello! I have been listening to the podcast for a while now and listening to every audiobook on real estate investing I can find. I am finally starting to get serious about investing. I am hoping to find like-minded p...

I am a landlord, a potentail renter is applying for government assistance to help pay for rent. As part of the help, they will inspect the house... when they come to inspect what are they looking for? Are they looking...

This is an appropriate time of the year for a post like this. How do you deal with frozen plumbing pipes in your STR?About 12 months ago I had 3 houses with a frozen main water line.  There was no water coming from an...

I' m planning on renovating a 2x 2/1 duplex (ca 1500 sqf total). Current electricity supply is 100Amps for each unit. My GC claims this is plenty of power since hot water and furnace both run on natural gas. I w...

Without going into the giant back story, my wife and I own a townhome in the Chicagoland area and we rent it out to a family who has been there for several years. As with any cold weather climate, there are items that...

I am interested buying oceanfront properties (e.g. condo) with price range less than $350k. Plan is to VRBO or ARBNB the property and visit couple of times a year and make a vacation out of it. Manage through local r...

I'm currently house hacking in the North East. The property that I'm looking at was a single-family one and it was converted to 4-plex: 1 Bed/1bath(400 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(500 SqFt), 3Bed/1bath(1300 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(70...

  If you saw my post last month I recently inherited a 60 unit apartment complex that I am now self managing..ok.. so here in baltimore it is june and temps are running about 85 degrees during the day  and goes down t...