Hi everyone. I have been a member of BP for a few months now and I have come across a problem. My bid was accepted on a home that was built in the 50's. The inspector said there is asbestos in the 9x9 tiles in the bas...

My husband and I are currently in our 3rd live in flip. 6 bed, 3 bath, on 5 acres. We’ve FINALLY, after 3 years of remodeling on weekends, got the house & land completely done except flooring & baseboards for ...

We had a plumber came out check the drain of a rental we had under contract, already passed option period just waiting to close. He found one leak that could cost us $1800 to fix (after we fix the foundation first). O...

My colleague suggested the following as a loose rule of thumb for ROI expectations on general upgrades:Ex:For $100 rent increase:$100x12 mos= $1200$1200/20% (ROI)=$6000Conclusion: $6000/door = $100 rent bumpDo you agr...

Hello Everyone,

I have a tenant who moved here from Minnesota. She qualified on her own and was in the home for about a month or so with her 2 year old son. She had told us her boyfriend would be coming but...

Ready to close, but found out duplex NYC (staten island) had several HPD violations (12) from August 2013.  The seller is motivated and willing to lower the purchase price to get the deal completed quickly.  What's th...

so I've received my first 2 calls from my outgoing letters. One told me to remove her from my list - haha. I just got off the phone with the 2nd caller - she advised they were going to do a deed of lieu with b of a ...

What successes has anyone had in soundproofing an old building between stories (which are different apts) please? we are in between 2 tenants: we have unit 2 and live bwt our tenant apt 1 and tenant apt 3. Our kitchen...

I'm doing a walkthrough inspection of my rental property this week. My property manager and the Tenant will be there, as will be his 3 kids.

What kinds of things should I be looking for during this kind of inspection...

Well, I had a couple just leave one of my places and she left a review saying "wonderful house, so cute and great location, but it is not suitable for young children". When I went to clean it today, it was one of our ...