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Our tenant, without permission, painted original shellac woodwork in her apartment. We are restorers and this was original untouched woodwork in a 90 year old house.We are of course furious; she is non repentant but w...
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Hello Biggerpockets family I am closing on a property in Jacksonville later this month.I have a question regarding the Heating / Cooling of the house.This property was built in 1942 and this property does not currentl...
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When I bought my property 6.5 years ago, I was a total newbie and pretty much did everything wrong. Bought when the market was still high (and interest was at 7.5%) and then shortly after, the bubble burst and my pro...
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I've been reading posts here on BP for the past few hours where a lot of our members are defending both sides of two very classic RE investor battles:
1.) Good neighborhood or bad? (Low cash flow + hopeful appreciat...
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Considering a multi-unit (3 1BR’s) “as-is” in Baltimore City. Inspection was yesterday. Oil tank is in basement and I noticed a small leak consisting of water and oil mixed (there was a blue sheen to the water) on the...
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What would you do: refinish hardwood and take a vacancy or put in laminate?The properties I manage locally have nice, dark hardwood floors. After a few years or wear and tear, they are going to need to be refinished....
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I have a couple of townhouses I'm working on and flooring will be one of the decisions. The first is for my daughter and it's on a concrete slab. She wants to do tile but the slab would need more prep due to ol...
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Does anyone in the Tampa area have experience with converting garages into studios or converting a large room into an ADU?I have been actively looking for a small MFH in the Tampa Bay Area to house hack for the past 4...
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Could you guys give me some opinions on this house? It's a 3 bed 1 bath (the living room could potentially be used as a 4th) with a bachelor suite attached to the back. There is also a large barn on the property that ...
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I have a tenant that is complaining that there is a 5 degree temperature difference from the bedroom and the living room. This is a one bedroom apartment in a 100 year old four plex. There is nothing mechanically wron...