Chanieta Bradley
Seller lied about completing repairs...what are my options???
Good Evening BP,I am looking to see if anyone can shed some light on my current situation, it goes a little something like this:I purchased a rental property in Jan 2017 in South Carolina, this was an out of state pur...
Kurt K.
Total Rewire costs?
I'm looking at a property the house (6-units) was built in roughly 1890-1900 and possibly the wiring needs to be completely redone. It looks like it has been updated/worked on at least once but a total mess in the bas...
Mark Forest
Circuit breakers vs fuses
I have acquired a house with screw in fuses. There is a large difference in premiums with the insurance company if I convert to circuit breakers. From reading on the internet fuses seem perfectly safe. What am I mi...
Account Closed
Newbie Mistake? Repairmen and Damage
I own 2 single family homes and have had great tenants for two years. Just replaced my first tenants with a three-generation family. Walked the house before they moved in and after, everything great. They were having ...
Mario Almeida
New member from NY going to NC
Hey my name is Mario I'm currently in NY but will soon enough be in North Carolina. I'm a licensed electrician by trade and I'm looking to get into rental properties in the Charlotte area and about an hour or 2 radius...
Brian Galvin
Local construction costs
Looking for some help with Massachusetts construction costs. Does anyone have an excel to share or a price per sq ft they use for light to heavy rehab? I am having trouble pulling the trigger at auctions because I'm n...
Andrew Mowe
Switching careers to become a real estate agent!?
HEY BP COMMUNITY! I would love to get some honest feedback on my thoughts.I’m considering switching my career to become a real estate agent. I’m 25 and have been in the trades as an electrician for the past 7 years. I...
Alex Cardenas
Pigtails For Aluminum Wiring
Hello everyone,I client is asking me if pigtails for aluminium wiring are a good way to go instead of changing the whole aluminum wiring to copper on a property. I’m a Real Estate agent and have very little experience...
Raj G.
Part time income -want to learn some skill
Hi, I have a full time job, but looking for part time income, I want to invest couple of hours every weekend in learning some skills like Electrician, Tax accountant, home inspector not sure which one is easy to ente...
David Benton
Multifamily Aluminum Wiring
Does anyone have experience dealing with the apartment complexes built in 1970s with aluminum wire? One question is the resale issues anticipated and how the aluminum wiring affects desirability/marketability and valu...