Our tenant, without permission, painted original shellac woodwork in her apartment. We are restorers and this was original untouched woodwork in a 90 year old house.We are of course furious; she is non repentant but w...

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I got good news today. After several offers have been rejected I finally got my first rehab under contract today! I plan to walk through with my contractor in the next day or two to get a formal bid w...

Maybe not the best place to ask for advice - I bought a home in N Central MA advertised as totally renovated, a pristine revival.  Among other attributes was a new roof and new high efficiency HVAC.  What I've learned...

I just moved out of my primary house, which I am converting to a rental.  I hired a LifeStyles Unlimited (real estate investors club) recommended vendor from their magic vendor list.  Regardless, it appears that this ...

Long story short, Tenant on HUD, has 4 kids. rough ages 5,3,1.5,newborn, one of the oldest 2 kids put the 18 month old in the bath tub and turned on the water, its a single lever, with hot being all the way to the lef...

I had a lead come in today regarding a 3/2 1500 sqft home.  I will be going to walk the property in the next few days, waiting on the owner to schedule a time with the current occupants.  The property has an in the gr...

Hi BP! In my introduction, I mentioned that this is the year for big changes, so I wanted to run my plans by the great minds on this forum.

Current State: I've got two student rental properties in Waterloo (u...

Okay, I threw spaghetti offers at properties in Indianapolis last two weeks. One property came through and I now have it under contract for $8,000. My goal with this property is to rehab it, refinance it and rent it o...

My direct marketing has primarily attracted sellers with "mild" interest in selling or sellers curious about what I would pay for their property. The intention here is not to create a discussion about the qu...