I have a tenant in an out of state property which I am self managing. She put in a maintenance request through Latchel (the RentRedi maintenance management system) for a leaky pipe in the (unfinished) basement. They r...

Hey Everyone! (all pics take before and after in same locations)I wanted to share one of our recent success's with the BP community and hopefully help some of the newer rehabbers out there and give them some encourage...

I am closing on a duplex in Old Brooklyn on the 17th and it has a huge attic I am thinking about turning into an efficiency unit.  Question is do I need to do anything with the city since the property is already a mul...

So this is my first flip, and I just when I thought all was going smoothly and we went into contract for asking price with buyers, this happened....The buyer's had a home inspection, and the inspector tore us apart.  ...

We're doing a rehab on a house in Sunriver, Oregon. It was built in the 70's.  How do you determine if drywall/sheetrock should be replaced or is it possible to lightly sand and do new texture?

I gave large deposits to a GC on 2 flips in FL. One project is small 3 bedroom house is only 50% done after 3 months.  2nd flip I gave deposit 10 weeks ago and I checked with the permitting office and their drawings/...

I've been renting houses and duplexes for almost 12 years now, and this is the first time I've encountered this problem.I have a 3BR/1BA SFH that 3 guys in their 20's-30's started renting about a year ago.  When they ...

There is a foreclosure that I have been looking at purchasing. They have it listed for $32,000. Repaired and updated it’s probably worth about $60000 - $65,000. I made offers at $25,000 and $27,000 but the realtor han...

Hey guys. I just bought my first house, moved in last month. A couple of weeks ago, we had a very wet weekend and I noticed water stains in the baseboards of my finished basement. No French drains, no sump pumps. I’m ...

Has anybody dealt with a cat house before? A place that I am tempted to offer on stinks of cat urine. I figure that I would definitely tear out all the carpet flooring and base trim. However, I'm wondering if the subf...