Nina Davenport
Converting Large Old House to a Duplex
I am purchasing a house that was built in the early 1900's as a SFH. It has one boiler and radiators throughout. I want to meter the electricity separately, and, of course, the heat.I had thought of shutting off the...
Owen Dashner
Copper Thieves = Scum of the Earth
After looking at so many properties that have been hit by copper thieves over the years, I have started to have this recurring fantasy about catching them in the act. I have personally had several rentals broken into...
Ralph Pena
Tank OR Tankless Water Heaters
I've been having a problem with a water heater on the second floor unit of our apartment. This is unit already has a 30 gallon electric hot water heater. But the hot water in the shower is going out in 5-7 minutes. Tr...
Joe San
Knob and Tube in Old house
Hello all, In closing right now for an old duplex, one of the issues that worries me is the house was built originally in the mid 1800's and although has been renovated many times I know it had Knob and Tube electric ...
Account Closed
First Duplex Purchase and Renovation
Hello!I have just purchased my first Duplex in the Milwaukee area and I will be living in the upper unit while renting out the already occupied bottom unit. The upper unit needs some renovating before I move in which ...
Account Closed
Using water sensors in property
Hi,I just recently joined BiggerPockets and this is my first post. I have learned a lot reading through the different forum topics and now have a question of my own. I have a 4-plex that just had a water leak do to an...
Cheryle Patterson
Tenant installed window AC in utitlies furnished rental
I have owned a 16 furnished room (dorm style) rental property for 14 years and never had a tenant do this. We rent the rooms for $395 per month and it includes power, water, sewer and garbage service. We keep the A/C...
Travis Donley
Bought house, found out HOA is using our well, what to do...
Hey everyone, just wanted to get some advice about a situation we find ourselves in. Here's the story. My wife and I just bought a house last December in a small HOA community (around 50 homes, $60/mo dues) The hou...
Mary M.
what creates high demand use in Electrical?
I own two new buildings that were built within a year of each other, by the same builder with same amenities, etc..... one building is 8 units, the other 12. As the LL i pay the CAM electrical... so hallway lightin...
Chris Holden
Surprises after closing
After a year of obsessively learning as much as I could about Real Estate investing, I finally closed my first deal this past Tuesday! I picked up a 4-family home with 3 of the units occupied. It currently has a lowe...