It looks like home depot and lowes have phased out all of their $5 economy mini blinds and are now trying to force people to buy these $15 cordless Mini blinds..

It my seem like a stupid subject but when I'm buying ...

Hi everyone,I am in the process of offering on a property that currently has aluminum wiring.  With all of the unknowns from possible lender and insurance requirements, my question is, should I run from this deal beca...

Hi BP-ers,I have a 4 unit apartment in the San Jose area that has 3 lawns.  I am tired of the maintenance of it and the constant sprinkler issues to repair, not to mention the water bill in our drought afficted area. ...

My daughter is getting set to put a for rent sign on her first house in Buckeye, Az. She has spent quite a bit of money fixing it up for her first renters. Paint, flooring, cabinets and clean out. The only thing she i...

We had a plugged septic drain in a brand new duplex (less than a year old), the plug ended up being a bunch of, what appears to be white shop towels, rags or baby wipes?  The plug was in super far so simply flushing t...

So this coupling failed and caused a lot of water damage.  House is about 65 years old.  Is the galvanized pipe the problem?  The plumber cleaned it, taped, and doped and cranked a new coupling on it, but I wonder how...

Hello BP Family,I recently purchased a quadplex and one of the units is vacant. My PM recommends repainting the whole unit. The unit is 2br/1.5 bath (1150 sqft) with a ceiling about 8 ft. I plan to repaint the unit ov...

Thoughts on pink cast iron tubs? I'm purchasing a property with one, and undecided what I should do. Leave it or replace it? Or is painting/reglazing an option?

Lately the Parma, OH Building Department has been aggressively assessing fines, writing tickets and trying to collect rental registration fees from prior years.  Has anyone else run afoul of the Parma Building Departm...

I was attempting to shut off my water valve from underneath the sink in the bathroom, however I learned that the shut off valves no longer work. I had to turn off the water at the meter outside. So I went to lowes to ...