While opening up the walls in the kitchen in our recent purchase -- a home built in the 40's with galvanized pipes -- I uncovered a leak in the wall behind the tub in the master bath. I already need plumbing work in t...

im looking at a small duplex thats for sale, deal looks good except the current landlord pays utilities because they are not seperatly metered. have you ever had to get units seperatly metered for gas, electricity and...

Our tenants just signed a new 12 month lease starting June 1st.  Yesterday we noticed that the hot water heater for that unit needs to be replaced.  We have two options for replacement: 1)buy a new one (we own the cur...

Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:

1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...

I own a triplex. I live in the main house up front which has its own water and electric meter. I have two small homes in the back that share a water and electric meter. How do I handle utilities for these homes since ...

yep, about a foot of water in my basement apartment in my triplex. Called the flood insurance company, but my deductible is fairly high ($5k) so I'm looking to still do this cleanup on the cheap. Anybody have any good...

Saw a similar deal like this in Texas a year or two ago.  Lots in development, but no water.  Local water source can't add meters/taps.  Doesn't have enough money to drill deeper well.  Water restrictions for existing...

Hi BP Community,My wife and I are in the process of purchasing our first home which is a duplex that we are planning to house hack near Greenville, SC and we are reaching out for help with a situation we are currently...

For the vacant properties in the dead of winter in pa should you winterize them or keep heat on? Worries me because you dont know if furnace goes out or runs out of oil or gas? Whats the best thing to do?

I have a 4-plex, C property, 2/1, built in mid 60's on a slab with very little insulation.  They currently have 30 gallon low boy electric tank heaters located in the kitchen.  I'm thinking about making the move to el...