I closed on my first rental property in late July and have been working hard to get it ready as a rental unit. I've got an excellent property manager in place, and we already have several rental applications we're re...

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So I’m in the process of closing on my first building with a VA loan. We were set to close initially on November 15th, but during attorney review i discovered the current leases end Feb 28th in one unit and A...

I'm considering a deal that has an asbestos roof that was put in in 1900. It's still in good condition, but I'm seeing estimates that asbestos roofs are good for "50 years or more"; I had a friend with one that ...

I was on the "recent discussions" page, on page-2. I clicked on "Insider's Edge Bill Rancic - A Scam or Not?". Instead of taking me to that thread, it took me back to page 1 of "recent discussions". Tried again to ...

I am about to start turning a property rent ready and have a deck in the backyard (see pictures below).  I am trying to decide if I should keep it as-is or remove the roof.  A covered deck is nice in such a hot climat...

I recently acquired my first rental investment and after doing some repairs and rehab I am near ready to rent. I added a shower to an existing tub and now the problem is the walls. There are no shower panels and ...

I was looking at a prospective home when the realtor told me the ceiling and floor tiles in the basement look like they have asbestos. I am not sure if he is right, but it made me wonder how one is supposed to know. ...

Hi,  This is my first post on BP.  One of my tenants at a single family rental I have just sent a request to my property management company stating that when she got home from work the front storm door glass was broke...

not sure how duplex tenants can be required to do their own lawn care, alternate with each other and keep two lawn mowers at the property or something? or is this always a landlord responsibility with duplexes and sma...

I've heard the horror stories on here about squatters and how people have needed to go throughthe eviction process, even though there was never a lease in place.Might be a dumb question, but at what point does a squat...