I recently purchased a 12 unit building which I would like to take from class C+ to class B+. There are two 3 bedroom units on the second floor and the rest are 2 bedrooms.  I was just given notice (for November, not ...

Question about the air return: Should duct work always be used to make-up the air return from the homes interior wall to the gas furnace? Can framed in drywall be used?Thanks.

What successes has anyone had in soundproofing an old building between stories (which are different apts) please? we are in between 2 tenants: we have unit 2 and live bwt our tenant apt 1 and tenant apt 3. Our kitchen...

Hi BP,The front apartment shares one paper thin wall with the rear apartment - unfortunately this wall happens to be for the bedrooms. Previously I lived in the front apartment so I know just how thin the walls are. I...

Has anyone used the T stud (or Tstud) framing members? This seems like a big framing innovation compared to solid, traditional framing. The video I saw rates a 2x6 Tstud vertical load at 8600 lb. vs 2200 lb. for a tra...

Anyone have any suggestions on helping reduce our natural gas utility bill. We use gas for hot water heaters and heating our units in our 10 plex. We are considering adding more insulation and switching tenants over f...

Hey all!I'm very new to real estate investing, but have made my first deal a little over a year ago.Back story:I was able to snag a seller financing deal with no interest and would allow me to purchase a 2 story build...

Hello, I'm analyzing a property in Wisconsin. The property was built in 1920. This would be my first out of state investment. Is this risky? 

Hi,  I have a wood burning stove that I am trying to circulate heat.  In the room is an air return that is basically just a double wall cavity from close to the ceiling to the furnace which is in the basement. I w...

found this one on-linewe have seen them in the past on foreclosures that were supposedly winterized but instead we found cracked toilet tanks & bowls. But this one is a classic.