Hi Everyone,I am looking to purchase an investment property in Apex, NC. (I live in SF, CA).I found a property I like, but the inspection report just came back with a lot of items. I was hoping that if I posted the it...

I recently bought a fourplex in the portsmouth virginia area and had it inspected with only minor problems.  Since I've owned it for the last month there have been many problems popping up.  The water discharge backed...

My wife and I just purchased our first duplex we are house hacking and in the re-model planning stage for the kitchen. The unit currently has an electric stove that is not worth keeping. We are getting gas ran into th...

Since HUD homes are generally sold "as-is," how good is their property inspection? [especially in NC] Can I generally rely on that for an estimate to get the place up to habitability?

Which would you choose?

We have a small house that we are completely gutting. We will be changing the floor plan, redoing the plumbing and updating the electrical, so we can choose either gas or electric for ...

Hello BP thought I would share a scary landlord story with everyone and how I reacted. This just goes to show it’s an up and down business, just like any other W2 job, good days and bad days.

I was literally on my w...

I recently purchased a property after getting it inspected there were some issues and we knew it needed some love. Some of the big issues were not caught on inspection. (Gas leak and plumbing) What are some things you...

BP:I'm about 4 months in to owning my first two SFH's with carryover tenants. Thus far, we have had a great working relationship. I purposely staggered the leases to expire 2 months apart, and I made them shorter so t...

I am renting a farm house and its old. It has 2 - 15 light exterior doors on it. The wind come in all around the doors, which have weather stripping around them and thru each of the 15 pains of glass. The doors nee...

So a few days ago I noticed a little bulge in my 1st floor bedroom ceiling. Opened it up, found a cracked joist. i was alarmed, but wrote it off to maybe a waterbed upstairs or heavy piece of furniture dropped. today,...