I am currently under contract for tow studio houses and a two car garage for 42k. both rent out for 600 a month with the garage at an extra 100. Each house has its own septic tank and one has an aerator. I have no clu...

Hi all, I'm back again with issues with the inherited tenants I had mentioned in my last thread. To summarize, I bought a property with inherited tenants and the third floor tenants are problematic. They email me ever...

Just purchased my first investment property!
Starting to do some work around the place, first order of business was to remove this built in shelf unit, then removal of the baseboard that were in poor shape. To my sur...

I bought a duplex that was a gut rehab and I'm working on getting the downstairs unit rent ready. I put in appliances and installed closet shelving and window dressings. I'd like to put in a kitchen backsplash, but it...

Is the expense of replacing older working windows with new windows worth it on the resale value?

Need to replace 13 windows in a prospective investment property--all the same size basically. Local dealer wanted to know if I wanted to replace the whole window or if I wanted replacement inserts. I wasn't quite sure...

Lately Ive been reading "Landlording on Autopilot" by Mike Butler: in it, he describes giving tenants "homework." So here's the scenario: tenant complains of dirty old carpets. Normally, my first inclination would be ...

I recently purchased a vacant residential lot on which there was previously a single family home that was foreclosed on and then demolished. The house had "sinking" issues which rendered it unsafe. Supposedly about 10...

Hi I am in the process of maybe purchasing a huge 3 family home for a pretty cheap price, however it needs a lot of repairs.  We do our own work so I will save a lot of money that way.   There is some things I am conc...

I am completing a live-in flip on an old house with a flat roof. We had to replace a large section of framing due to leakage and rot. Now, I don't know how to insulate the roof to avoid condensation and moisture issue...