Hello, everyone I am a new landlord and encountering my first issue.  Soon I'll be moving out of the first house I purchased and I'm converting it to a rental property.  I signed a lease with a tenant and they will mo...

I've dove deep into the realms of real estate wisdom, heard every guru spiel, and read more how-to guides than I care to admit. Yet, here I am, stuck in the bog of analysis paralysis, feeling more confused than when I...

I am renovating my primary home that I plan to live in for 10+ year and probably much longer than that. We have had multiple contractors and others suggest maybe not getting permits due to the fact that the house is i...

Let’s start a list of issues with the property it self and how we fixed them:1. Painted over wall paper - used a belt sander with 60 grit, then a skim coat mud, then normal paint prep.2. Not enough matching doors - re...

One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine... I carry one in my trunk (With a plunger). Go to the neighbor and offer them $10 cash to run a hose from their outside faucet to your ...

What do you guys think about solar panels? I'm considering them for a primary residence that we just bought for ourselves.

Salient points:

- One of the more expensive homes in the neighborhood at a litt...

I day traded currency futures in a past life and always kept an online journal to keep me accountable, share what I was doing with the community and have a little bit of fun.  Even 10+ years later, I enjoy reading bac...