Eric Samuels
Central heating issue in bedroom and living room
Hey everyone,
First time house hacker here.I closed on a duplex in Philly end of September and once it got cold I realized the living room and medium sized bedroom in one of the units were not warming up as much as o...
James Smyth
The case for solar on a rental property
TLDR; Summary:
If I go with the Tesla Solar Roof, the cost to install after incentives is going to be lower than the cost of the traditional roof without solar. I will be able to finance the entire roof with no mone...
Ryan Miller
Using the RUBS Method
I have a 4 Unit in a suburb just outside of Albany, NY which has one gas/electric meter. We also pay for water/sewer so we hit the trifecta (maybe that's actually a pick 4)! I am now pricing out a utility split but th...
Henri Meli
How I added over $750,000 in value in 18 months of ownership
We are approaching the Thanksgiving season and I thought I start off a little early with a progress of ownership and a big thanks to the whole biggerpockets.com family. @Joel Owens in particular. I made my first real...
Adrian Vega
Buying a triplex that landlord pays heat and hot water for tenant
Hello everyone,I am new to real estate and myself and father are new landlords also. We purchased a nice triplex and I am a bit concerned about having to pay for heat and hot water. At some point we will figure someth...
Edouard Pierre
To Do or Not To Do - HVAC Converson on 7-Unit Building in Chicago
Let's see if I can keep this short and sweet. I just closed on a 7-unit building in Chicago for a very good price. My biggest and most expensive decision is whether or not to convert the massive boiler/radiator system...
Guy Azta
Advice on high efficiency water heater for apartment buildings???
Hello,I'm in a forward stage of closing on a 12 unit in Ohio. The building has a nat gas 100 gallon 199,000 BTU water heater in place. It's from 2013, installed by current owner, and is in very good working condition....
Josh L.
Installing dimmer switch
I was skimming a real estate book about increasing value of your income property in the bookstore, and it mentioned how much of a difference changing the light on/off switch to a dimmer switch would be.Does it really ...
Adam G.
Multistory Office Building from the 60's
We are currently evaluating a multistory office building that was built in the mid 60's. The numbers seem to work well. We've primarily invested in much newer properties built in the late 90's forward so this would be...
Marie Rufty
The Silkwood Property
Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment in Charlotte.
Purchase price: $115,000
Cash invested: $30,000
Just getting started here! My husband and I have lived in this beautiful townhome fo...