Just purchased an investment property built in about 1960.  We've just about finished repainting the interior, but there is a persistent (what I call) "old house" smell.  It's not from a former smoker, and it doesn't ...

Hello, I have a tenant who moved out most of the furniture, including beds , couches etc. tenant has not paid rent in a month - using her 'deposit' she says to cover her last months rent. She has already recieved a 3...

I am currently rehabbing a row home in Reading, PA. The first floor is on street level at the front, but there is a walk out basement with three windows in the back. All three basement windows were covered with v...

What is cost of a Furnace These Days?Just picked up a home.  Am squaring up the floor joists in the crawl space.  While doing so contractor notes the rusted thru duct-work, (made of tin back in those days.) - Fine, le...

I work for a property management company in Chicago and wanted to share some info I just learned.  In addition to regular security features like motion sensor flood lights, security door & window coverings and cam...

What are typical mistakes when you buy a mobile home park with seller financing? What should I include and not include in the contract? What kind of lawyer to hire? Should the layer be regular RE lawyer or MHP special...

*Please forgive any vagueness and/or misuse of terminology in the story below, as I am just the tech guy, and don't follow the financing or permit rules.  An offshoot of our partnership has decided to try a few houses...

HiI’m confused about the Short term rental loophole. If my STR property qualifies for the STR loophole then can my long term rental property deductions then be brought over to offset my active income like being a real...

I'm considering expanding my property portfolio into the section 8 realm. Now, we've all heard the horror stories of tenants trashing the property/units, late payments/no payments, etc. However, before I jump of...

Hi, I have a property in north Hollywood ca that I leased out to a family. They actually never lived there and were running Airbnb which I didn’t know about. Finally she informed me that she is leaving but she has peo...