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All Forum Posts by: Bret L.

Bret L. has started 1 posts and replied 8 times.

Post: How accurate is rentometer?

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8

First time I heard of it, but I tried it, it seems pretty accurate for my area.

Post: The END of the Suburbs?

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8

I disagree, I know plenty of people in the PA area (including myself) that want to get as far away from the city as possible.  I enjoy clean air, open space, quiet nights, food from my garden, my fire pit and I wouldn't trade that for anything the city ever has to offer.

Post: edit name

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8

How do I edit my name on BP ?  Its the only area that appears you can't edit.

Post: Water Sewer Trash MUST be in owner name?!

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8

In my area water, sewer, trash HAS to be in the owners name.  I just average it into the rent payment and use it as a selling point.  The lady from the township told me they can actually lein those payments against the property too.

Post: First Property just put up for Rent!

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8

I also would recommend postlets, the first time i used that site i got more emails and phone calls than I could even get a chance to respond to.

Post: Estimate reno cost

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8

My experience with reno is whatever you think its going to cost, multiply that number by at least 2 or 3 times.

Post: Cost of Separating Gas Meters?

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8
Originally posted by @Seth Williams:

Thanks very much for your feedback @Arlan Potter and @Bret L. 

Brad - I'm curious (even though it's probably an arbitrary number), how much more was the new black pipe after the meter?

The black pipe (to furnace and water heaters), in un-finished basement was about 600 each unit (parts & labor).   Calling the gas company about the meters is a good idea too, ours used to put meters in for free, but they changed their policy to 800 each.  Ouch.  But total price was roughly 1400 per unit which I though was fair.

Post: Cost of Separating Gas Meters?

Bret L.Posted
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • Posts 8
  • Votes 8

I just had this done.  800 per meter.  That's just the meter, thats excluding all the new black pipe after the meter. That's in Lancaster, PA.