Hello. I'm reading this very interesting book entitled Section 8 Bible Volume 1 by Michael McLean. In this book, Mr. McLean talks about something called preventive maintenance. His philosophy with section 8 landlordin...

I purchased an absentee owner list recently with the intent of mailing self written yellow letters. I discovered I could not manage enough time aside to write the letters and the cost of each letter was not much less ...

Hello BP!  I own/manage real estate in San Diego, California.  I have a condo where my lease agreement clearly states no smoking.  I went into the unit twice in the past couple weeks for showings and both times it had...

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When rehabbing the house and sell it to retail market kitchen cabinets can cost some money, but fixing and reusing the old cabinets can save a bunch from what i read. Can alot of cabinets(not the ones tha...

I am looking at purchasing a HomeVestors franchise. Any thoughts, good, bad or indifferent?

I had a tenant move out after 5 years and the carpets are absolutely trashed. They were brand new when they moved in. I know the IRS assumes carpets are only good for 5 years so I am thinking I should not deduct this ...

Most investors need supplies of some sort. (I shop at Home Depot because I can literally see it from my front yard.)But unfortunately, Home Depot doesn't carry everything.Where do you shop? What dumpster company are y...

We bought a home in one of the nicer zip codes in our city, in the top school district at what we thought was a deal. We put a significant amount of money into the house and have received excellent feedback on the ren...

Hi all, I have a mid-range rental that currently has 12x12 ceramic tiles in the kitchen, which is about 12x14 in size. The problem is the house is about 100 years old, and the floor underneath the tile has several pro...