We just purchased a rental (1950's raised bungalow) and assumed the tenants in three suites. The home inspection showed that there's a bit of work to do and I wanted to get some opinions on priority for repairs. Tenan...

HiI have a 2/1 trinity in nolibs section of Philly. It was renovated before I bought it, and the windows are fine, but drafty and in some cases broken (mechanicals, not glass). The windows don't look terrible - but I ...

I just had two whirlybird vents installed in my triplex as I was doing the roof to increase ventilation.  My roof has a pretty steep grade, and the contractor installed them at the angle of the roof.  Do whirlybird ve...

I am in Florida.I am doing some remodeling of the bathroom and kitchen.In the bathroom, the toilet and the vanity were removed in order to redo the tiles. Now the tiles are done. I need to put the toilet back. I also ...

I have a two year old shingled roof on a rental house in Dundalk, MD (Rowhome).  This past Saturday a section of the shingles blew off. We had winds in the 30-40 mph range (gusts).  The roofing company does not want t...

I am new to investing and have just one rental property -a condo unit- near a college campus.  This complex is mainly leased by international students.  I'm looking to do some upgrades which won't increase rent but wi...

I heard in one of the podcast to use CAN lights instead of ceiling fans in order to avoid maintenance later. My question is "Do we need to put CAN lights in bedrooms?" If so, how many CAN lights should be there a mini...

Good morning all,
I recently bought and renovated a house. With that renovation came a new air conditioner and insulation in the attic to help ensure the AC would work properly. In all I spent 11k on it 7 for the ins...

How important are gutters on rental investments? One of my small rental units (no basement) in the Seattle area does not have a gutter, and have been putting off installing gutters on the property. It's a really reall...

I just recently rented out my condo and the tenants are requesting that I allow them to move my stove to the garage for storage so they can move their own stove in. I'm generally ok with the idea except I'm concerned ...