Does anyone have experience with having a washer and dryer in the garage? I'm closing on a property, and belatedly realized the hooks-ups are located on the insulated (ie., the wall shared with the kitchen) wall of th...

I'm in the process of buying a SFR that has asbestos siding. It's in great shape and has been "sealed" with paint (per sellers). There are no cracks or split tiles that I can see.

The property is in MI and there's ...

Hi all -I am looking for some guidance on evaluating the value of improvements to a duplex I recently aquired. Not sure what metric I should be using to evaluate this opportunity. The situation is that I have a duple...

We tell ourselves overthinking is “responsible”. That we’re just being diligent and doing our homework. But in reality, analysis paralysis is dangerous. When we obsess over predicting the future, all we’re really doin...

Just go out and buy a house on a 30 year fixed rate loan.  Then rent it out for market rates.Chances are that if you can absorb the cost of the occasional repair like a water heater through your regular income, in 15 ...

I've recently read and heard a lot about Master Lease Options as a way to take control of properties without exchanging title (at least initially). Theres a duplex Im looking at that is pretty bad shape but its in a g...

The other day I was helping my brother-in-law pick up some furniture and I got to talking with the woman he was buying it from. The woman said she was a property manager and real estate agent so I told her that I had ...

Name: Shawn WestbookCurrent Home: Carthage, TXHome Town(s): Lufkin and Beaumont TXOccupation: Healthcare ProviderFamily Status: Recently Engaged! with two fur babies (cats)Real Estate Background: Green (Current Renter...

I moved some tenants in yesterday to find out there’s a mold problem in the kitchen. If it takes a week or two to mitigate do I have to move the tenants out? I’m not sure how the laws work or if there’s some defined s...

Hello BP, officially my first question here.
I've been hearing lately that "sandwich LO" is not a good idea. Is it true? if so, why is that? Is there bigger rist if the tenant decides to stop paying, so then you tak...