I just had an offer accepted for a waterfront property on Lake Michigan near Door County in Wisconsin.I couldn't pass up this place knowing that land on Lake Michigan in this area seem to get bought before most even s...

So we’re buying our first flip farmhouse on a few acres. We are buying from homeowner during their redemption period for the payoff. Good buy. We’ve been in contract with Ernest money at title company. The farmhouse i...

Argh... the life of a new landlady..Served this inherited tenant a 30 day notice last month.  Lack of one legal clause necessary in Maine led me to serve another today, asking her to vacate in 30 days (she is a tenant...

I've heard a few people, in particular from the Pittsburgh area, mention that they will never again by a house with a "dirt foundation, often citing that it is not possible to perform repairs.  To date, no one has bee...

Hey guys,I am in discussion with an architect and debating between two proposed floor plans for adding a bathroom to my house. One floorplan involves compromising the size of one of the two bedrooms, and the other inv...

Hey everyone!My husband and I are going to be closing on a live-in-flip in a few weeks. We’re going to be living there for at least 3 years but it will inevitably be sold. It’s in great shape..inspection went well..it...

Hello everyone. I've been read quite a bit here on BP but this is my first post. I fence toy purchased my first rental home as an owner financed property. Of course once I got into the home (after I evicted the ...

Tenants just reported major peeling of a previous re-glaze on tub and tiles and water infiltration into the wall.  Its an old cast iron tub with ceramic tile surround that was re-glazed a few years ago.  I'm consideri...

Well, the upstairs condo did it again. Their pipes froze and burst and flooded my rented condo below them. All the carpet has been removed to cement floors. The lower 2 feet of the walls cut out. She has to kee...

Here is a small riddle I recently acquired along with a property.  It used to be completely hidden underneath an extensive poison ivy carpet and obviously hasn't been touched in years.  Does anyone recognize this as a...