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Does anyone have experience with using rubber carpet padding? I hear it is better at reducing noise between floors and can also be water proof which is a plus. I am mainly interested if anyone has used it for ...

Hello BP folks,Here is a real scenario for one of my properties with regard to how to use the Safe Harbor for Small Taxpayers, Routine Maintenance, and/or De Minimis options.Property LCT has an original basis (just th...

I regularly teach courses at the RPOA and find that there are a few laws that many Michigan landlords miss in their management practices. Here are the top 10 I observe: Not following Federally and State mandated lead...

I co-own a house with my sister.  We had a tenant who just moved out.  We knew the house would be messy but were not prepared for the extent of the damage.  Apart from many holes in the walls, the tenant had put screw...

I just had a toilet run for about 6 hours (tenant was gone) that happened to clog, came home to water dripping in the garage which is directly under the bathroom.  We started drying out the area right away.  I'm not s...

I am thinking about buying a property that needs the roof replaced and was wondering if there is a way to get my home insurance to cover the cost of the roof replacement. 

Hurricanes aren’t what’s driving up insurance rates in Florida. Something something else is. From my own experience in real estate, I’ve seen firsthand how the insurance game has changed, and it’s not because of storm...

Just bought a house in Sacramento, Ca. I want to register a section of the house (a seperate inlaw suite with its own entrance and bathroom) as an airbb just for tax purposes. I really don't care about making money of...

I just got an insurance quote of $2400/year on my property that I will be using for Short Term Vacation Rental.  I am in California. Does this sound like a fair price? My regular home insurance policy on this property...

Has anyone ever considered placing security deposits in the stock market? I'm talking about dividend paying stocks such as Google, Apple or Microsoft. It's an idea I've been playing with. My rental property is in Fort...