I have an up/down duplex in St. Paul, the upper unit's furnace is in the attic, and blows air down through the ceiling.  It's tucked under the corner of the south side of my roof as you can see in the photo.  This is ...

We just launched our first STR and our second guest accidentally melted the siding with the grill. There were some other little things that I didn't like about how they cared for the place. But, the main issue is the ...

Hi Im currently in the escrow process of buying my first multifamily property. Its a beautiful triplex w a large yard, green grass n shady trees. New wood cabinets w granite countertops n wood floors. I think it was a...

One of my SFH renters called me this morning to let me know they had called the fire department because they noticed smoke coming from a vent.  Turns out the furnace had caught fire...fortunately no fire damage outsid...

I just found out my tenant is AirBnBing my house. What should I do? I somewhat like the fact that they are keeping the house clean and there is less wear and tear, kitchen use, etc. The host has been getting good rev...

i Live in a Pre WW2 house. Built in 1902. I have these ceiling tiles. I dont know what they are called but I want to replace these ones cause they look droopy. I just replaced the roof cause it seemed there was water ...

I purchased a house a couple months ago, and paid at the top price or a little over for a supposedly move in ready home. I had an agent/broker, home inspection and appraisal. I haven't been able to move into the house...

Recently I applied for pre-approval in order to start looking for small multi-family units to do an owner occupied house hack, I was, unfortunately, denied pre-approval due to my low income.So I had an idea and I was ...

Can you let your renters to do a home daycare? I have two great renters and they have been there for a year and half. They asked if they could start a home day care for 5-7 kids when one of them will graduate from the...

I've got two questions, but they're related. First of all, how should we apply the 2% Rule, or another similar guideline, to improvements? Specifically, I've got a triplex that doesn't have central heat and air. The t...