My tenants separated and have gone different ways. They left a large accumulation of trash and personal effects. One sent me an e-mail that he had relocated to another state. The other is MIA. Tried calling them with ...

Purchased a circa 1874 "unofficial" duplex, 2600 sq feet for 35k in an estate sale.  Two bdrm up "inlaw" and 3 bdrm down.  Plaster and lathe and LOTS of wallpaper to remove (thank you fabric softener).  Separating the...

I want to know if I have ground to sue a plumbing company for negligence.
Hindsight is 20/20.
My tenant reported smelling gas. Later on he told me he noticed the gas smell before, but apparently wasn't concerned. ...

Hello, BP community!Reaching out for advice on how to handle the following situation: My tenant turned off his heat for the weekend—temperatures are in the low 50s nowadays, as low as high 20s at night—while away on v...

I am renting my place out by the room, month to month. How low of a credit score should I accept? If the score is low and the person is young w student loans, are there other steps I can or should take to verify that ...

If you were making an offer on a short sale listing, and there was no power to the property, how do you calculate repair costs if you don't know:
1) Does the HVAC work?
2) Does the pool equipment work?
Also, the bank ...

I have a gas fireplace in my rental property that is broken and the tenant wants it fixed, but would you fix it?For me there's two issuses:1) The cost of fixing the fireplace.When I got the complaint about the firepla...

First of all, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and I’m proud to say that I’m now a member of BP. So.... hello BP from Southeast Kentucky. My wife and I made our first investment last year and plan for f...

Should I replace my gravity furnace from 1952 for my rental property located in Minnesota? It's 66 years old so I am worried it may just die in the middle of next winter. I'm not sure how long they are supposed to las...

My husband and I are under contract on a recently flipped home. It’s our first LTR, and I’ve never bought a property that wasn’t brand new construction, so when we got the inspection report we were concerned. The home...