A 9 y.o. Whirpool washer just died in the rental unit. My first reaction was to replace it with new (for no more than $500, some basic washer). But then I thought of fixing it - but since I never dealt with fixing,...

I had a guest stay this weekend for two nights. $500/night. First night AC was broken. It was just fixed and they will have the second night in AC. Should I give them a full refund for the first night? Or partial? Wha...

Hello friends,

You are all always so helpful so I thought I would ask...

My husband and I are buying our first home. It's a HUD foreclosure that is vacant. Their property condition report says the plumbing system ...

Hello BP friends. Getting too many requests related to plumbing.Do you have any recommendation for that? I was thinking about updating contract to make tenants pay for expenses (plumbing issues)Last month expenses wer...

Hey BP! I'm closing on our next property at the beginning of August. It's a unique property in that it's a SFH with a full in-law suite in the basement (2 bed/2 bath with full kitchen) and a separate addition that can...

Hey Everyone,Just closed on my first flip in Maryland. The seller smoked heavily in the property, house is 1250 sq ft and is a rancher style. I was thinking we needed to remove carpet, scrub walls, and then prime, but...

I have owned a 16 furnished room (dorm style) rental property for 14 years and never had a tenant do this.  We rent the rooms for $395 per month and it includes power, water, sewer and garbage service. We keep the A/C...

Hello everyone,
I have a particular issue with my Property Management Company.
My rental property needed plumbing work done. My property managers told me the repair would not be covered under warranty without even t...

Being that there are many more wrong ways to accomplish a given task than there are right ways I thought a thread covering some of the "donts" might be useful for those just getting their feet wet in repairs and renov...