This is for our own home. I've started constructing a low-level deck in our backyard that encircles a beautiful shade tree. The deck will be about 19" above grade at the highest, so no permit or railing is required. I...

I bought a house almost 10 years ago with an odor (yep, I had it inspected); people have described the smell as musty, an old dog smell, & an old house smell. When I was dating my wife, she'd go back to her place ...

Hey fellow investors,I recently purchased a note from the FCI Exchange, but come to find out there is no pay history, and FCI Services will not service a NPN without a pay history. I attempted contact the previous not...

Hey everyone. I have a property management question!! Please help!!
We are landlords and hired a management company. Long story short, we decided we want to manage it ourselves after they started the “advertising fo...

Hi All, I just toured a triplex this morning with $1,602 in total rents, the asking price is 135k but my realtor said if I can't get it for 100k with little or no money down, I should pass. 2 of the 3 units have not b...

Currently live in San Diego county, bought a house with my VA home loan. My wife and I will be moving next year out of country for 3 years. Our initial plan was to rent the property but now I am not sure that's the be...

I just closed on my VERY FIRST investment property last week and got painters in there quickly to repaint the walls and trim. Today was the first big rain we had since we closed on the property and I noticed one o...

I've struggled, along with others, with the 2% rule. It has some drawbacks which I think can be improved upon with BP community help.

Simply stated, the income from a house should be greater than or equal to...

To make the answers unbiased for either side, I would like to ask this question both as a tenant and landlord. Please be impartial in your answers and answer as if you were both the tenant and landlord as well.
Are t...

Good day everyone. So I rent by the room and have a tenant for the first time with a pet dog. He's a rescue, I believe a lab/retriever mix, less than 2 years old. He seemed mild-tempered, listened to his owner's comma...