I purchased a home that was gutted and now I am in a the beginning stages on getting my prices for insulation and heating.  The property is located in Connecticut where our winters can last 3-4 months. The house is:1,...

Hi all!I recently purchased a 4-plex (two buildings with 2 units per property) in Phoenix, AZ. Because the units are not separately metered in any way, I pay all utilities. I am finding that with each utility bill I h...

I just purchased another rental property about 12 days ago from auction. it is a double wide trailer. The house has some mold issues. I was planning to just try and remedy this myself, but now an having nightmares abo...

We are moving to a rental property in Seattle next month and the lease is already signed. After signing we mentioned using a portable dishwasher and the PM said it wouldn't work because the outlets aren't grounded.  I...

My AC has gone on and off for the past week.
We are checking on it daily and additional fixes are required.
It will probably take additional couple of days to fix it as it has been trial and error.
We are keeping t...

How should I prioritize the work for this commercial building to get more for rent? Here is a list of things that need to be done:
1) stucco and faux stone sidings building to make it look new (not sure about cost?
2)...

We have a double the we just finished renovations on and were planning on providing central ac for the tenants. My hvac guy thought the cost would be around 3,500 for both sides. But now the cost is closer to 6k. We t...

Hello all!So, I've been in this landlord game quite some time now, and my second largest business expense is mildew abatement.Let me explain.Most of my properties are in Monterey County, where we get a lot of humidity...

We had new tenants move in this past April into an A/B property and we learned they haven't been paying the gas bill.  Their credit was 675 and income was good and all references checked out as excellent.  We include ...

I'm looking at a property with no HVAC source. Since it's in Tulsa, Oklahoma I'm thinking about electric baseboards for heat. Debating whether or not to provide the tenants with windows units for air conditioning. I d...