We have an up down early 1900s duplex that we are remodeling the lower unit (all new wiring. new kitchen, new bathroom etc.) We are looking into how to reduce the sound transmission between floors.

The ceiling had b...

I am the owner landlord of a duplex in which my tenant (he doesn't know I found his malice) took a can of expanding foam insulation with a long tiny tube and squirted it into the trap below the laundry room floor drai...

I would prefer not to replace the carpet with new carpet, instead I would like to do a laminate floor. The tenant on the first floor already complains that she could here every conversation that is taking place upstai...

Hi all!  Found a great buy and hold property in a hot market in Denver that needs some work since the property was built in 1908.  I'm working on additions to increase rent and one of these would be adding a washer/dr...

The former owner ripped the ceiling fans out of all the rooms. Is this a DIY job, with this kind of exposed wiring, or should I just pay an electrician to come and put the new fans in? Thanks!

I’m not here to add kindle to the crash fire. But, if there is any market that’s not ready for a real estate crash, it’s the Silicon Valley. Let’s face it: values are inflated, techies are moving and investors are sta...

I am rehabilitating an apartment and it has fleas.  The prior tenant had 4 cats so I have had to rip out most of the floor.  In the past, in a different apartment, I hired an exterminator to address the fleas issue.  ...

I always thought upstairs was at a premium because you don't have to put up with noises above you, but now most apartments I want to rent are telling me ground floor is ata premium because you don't have to "move u...

I have an old house that is a 2 unit building, one up and one down.  It is currently down to the studs and I am replacing all mechanicals and windows.  I have seen some threads on how to finish ceilings to eliminate n...

In a recent deal in Cedar Rapids I acquired a large vacant lot along with the parcel the house sets on.  The lot has frontage and 2 separate streets and was able to confirm with the zoning department that I could spli...