Just bought an older house and have explored rewiring.  As was mentioned in another thread, I'm thinking about waiting until winter time to get bids on the work because everyone seems to be swamped in my area (San Mar...

So...one of my tenants is claiming that she and her daughter are seeing a spirit in the house. Did not know how to respond to this. If it was a maintenance item I would send my guy to take a look right away, but what ...

I've been lucky in that all my previous condos were bought vacant which allowed me to get in and renovate and change our wear items which gives me long term peace of mind. I bought a quad last November which was fu...

I am viewing duplexes in Massachusetts where we tend to have a lot of older homes.  The properties in my price range all seem to have a common issue being that they are older (we're talking 1880's - 1910's) and Realto...

I'm growing really tired of the Fannie Mae deed restrictions and rekey fees. Is there any way around them?

I made an offer on a FNMA REO and we negotiated back and forth. In each one of my counters I had "no deed...

I have a 3 unit apt bldg in MA, what is commonly referred to as a 'triple-decker' out there. It is currently heated by and oil burning furnace. After some investigation, I have discovered a program that will lend prop...

Hi BPer,I would consider myself a decent landlord, where I would address every issue or concern that my tenants have. Recently, my hot water boiler broke, so this issue negatively affect 2-3 units in the building. Two...