I may be tackling a smaller multifamily project in the Bronx soon. The property has cooking gas but its heat is from oil. Since it is always better to offset the cost of utilities to the tenants, and because the oil t...

Landlords, do you find it to be more difficult to find tenants if your property has oil heating?

Tenants, is that a turn off for you when looking for a rental property?

In the Boston area. Thanks!

I have looked at many properties where the tenants cook with oils and grease.  I have passed many of these properties up because of the smell, the cost of cleaning walls and cabinetry and the damage that has occurred ...

My wife and I just purchased our first duplex we are house hacking and in the re-model planning stage for the kitchen. The unit currently has an electric stove that is not worth keeping. We are getting gas ran into th...

Hello all. I am begining my search for my first investment. I'm looking for a 3 family with a rentable basement or a 4 family, owner occupied in The Bronx. My main question is about how the utilities should be set up....

In another thread, someone mentioned that they banned all candles.

Can you ban candles and incense?

Can you actually ban strong curry and cooking smells that linger on property?

We've all been in places that reek ...

Has anyone had a greasy kitchen issue despite having a high powered stove hood? Is it difficult getting tenants to use proper ventilation?
The reason your house is greasy is that your range hood is underpowered for t...

Hello BP members,I am a first time investor getting ready to do a rehab on an REOduplex I have under contract. It is a buy & hold property that I need to get rent ready. The current heating system is an oil fired ...

Hello fellow BP members. This is my first question to the community although I had responded many times. In the short term rental kitchen should I put Teflon or stainless steel? At home I do not use Teflon pans due to...

Hello! I'm about to close on my first MTR and I'm wondering - should I buy everything I'd buy for a STR? Do I need to get them all the small stuff for the kitchen? (colander, ice trays, tea kettle, dish towels, knife ...