Brian Pulaski
Orange County Recommendations
Hello all.I should be closing on my first flip Friday "knocks on wood". I have experience back in CT but of course having moved to NY, am starting fresh. I am looking for some (sub)contractor recommendations. The hous...
BG Malamut Jr
Help with unique? Furnishing ideas for a by the room rental prop
Hi! I'm new to BP and can't believe all that is available here! Amazing. Thanks!I'm buying my first "rent by the room" property, closing. Mar 16!. Given the area, the highest demand is traveling RNd, temp IT folks &am...
Lindsey S.
Is a mold certificate necessary after a flood?
I'm currently working on my first flip in a suburb of Houston. It had 43" of water in it and was completely dried out by the previous homeowner. My contractor told me that we needed a mold certificate before he coul...
Javier Cuevas Santos
New HVAC unit to 1930s rehab where none existed?
Planning a rehab for a 1930s 2-story 3 bedroom 1.5 bath house. Rehab is purely cosmetic and quoted around 5-7K to get it rent ready. Previously only had a ground floor furnace for heating and one window A/C unit for c...
Justin Eaton
Home Inspector vs. Flipper BEEF! (with pics!)
Hello BP world! I have been considering writing an article on this topic for some time, so here goes. Full disclosure: I am an active real estate investor who has performed various flips and I own some rental propert...
Chuck E.
Tenant Complains AC Not Cooling to 68 degrees, Outside Is 114 degrees
This issue has occurred several times at different properties: tenants complaining that the AC isn't cooling to a ridiculously low temperature when the ambient temp is about 40 degrees warmer. My response has been tha...
David Niu
Old furnace and AC in duplex deal
Hello BiggerPockets friends,I have my first duplex deal locked down. However just finished the house inspection and the inspector tells me everything is solid with both units, except the furnace and AC. They are both ...
Stephen Chittenden
Project #3: Single-Family Home in Havre de Grace, MD
So, we are closing today on our third LLC project. Previously, we closed on a single-family home, which we renovated and rented. We have also purchased a three-unit multifamily that has all three units rented, but h...
Chase Farley
New Water Heater - Cold Weather Triplex
Hello BP,We recently purchased a Triplex (1BR, 2BR, 3BR) in Vermont. The house has 3 showers, and 6 sinks. The house was definitely owned by people taking shortcuts, and one major issue is a 35gal propane water heater...
Jason Measures
Do you have a maintenance schedule system for tenants?
Recently, I had to pay $60 for an HVAC tech to simply tell me that the air filter needed to be changed on a 4-month old HVAC system in one of my rentals. The tenant called and stated that the air temperature was readi...