I am looking at a foreclosure on hubzu. It is being sold as-is cash only. Starting bid $135,000. ARV comps around $215,000 conservatively. I know that the house froze last winter. Is this something that you would cons...

I made an offer on a foreclosed property. It's been foreclosed for two years. Water and power off. I'm wondering how I can be sure the water and power is functional before it's mine. I don't want to buy it and then th...

This has been a rough winter for my rentals.  Tenants are keeping the units warm, letting things drip and sometimes still things are freezing.  What gives!!!!!

I have a tenant in Des Moines, IA who his brother decided to drill a hole in the bottom of my window AC for some odd reason and ruin it. The tenant then decided to buy a smaller one off Craigslist for $50. While I was...

I'm looking at making an offer on my first investment property which is HUD home. The listing agent said there is no power and the power will not be turned on for the inspection.

Is this typical for a HUD inspection...

On my rental in the arizona area, I missed renewing the warranty which I was hoping would take care of the AC unit fixes. Now, the tenant has reported that the unit is working but its not cooling the place. I have ask...

I looked at a condo this week 2/1 on the second floor which had a one day open house before the bank goes through an online auction ( 2nd time around). the broker there said the water and oil heating had been turned o...

I have a house with an A/C problem. Top level is hot as Hades with A/C running continually. Bottom is freezing the guy out and Xcel is complaining about the energy use. I really need some help with this from a seasone...

Hey everyone. I am just curious for those that have a Schlage Encode lock, have you seen it start going online and offline, especially during very cold weather.The weather at the lakehouse had been in the -15 to -25 r...

I recently purchased a fixer upper that I will use as a vacation home. I won't be there in the winter and want to protect my water pipes. The plan is to remove the water meter each fall, blow out the pipes with an ...