My new house needs siding. I am pretty handy but I have never had any experience with Hardie lap siding. Is this something a non professional can take on? I have done a bit of cedar lap siding and once you got the han...

So there's a duplex in my area for sale for $198,500. The owner wants 10% down and will finance the rest at 4.5% interest amortized over 17 years on a 5 year balloon with a pre-payment penalty if refinanced before the...

The property I'm looking at is a "rehabbed" 5-plex. The owner bought it earlier this year for $290k but really didn't do much to it other than some minor maintenance and paint the exterior (ugly). There's room for ...

Hey everyone. My wife and I just closed on our first 4-plex and in the week after closing, have gotten an offer accepted on a 12 unit in Lakewood. Everyone here was so helpful with our 4-plex analysis so I thought I'd...

Do you?I really never done it because my duplex has 4 spaces, and my triplex has 7 spaces, no never any issue.But this winter, thanks to the recent snow and cold, most of the tenants have visitors from the north comin...

The carpets in some of my newly acquired rental properties are filthy and stinky. My wife did a good job with the carpet cleaner, but it seems this would be a reoccurring problem. Do you all find yourselves replacin...

I’ve been looking for distressed homes that need some work to flip but I’ve walked away from many houses that need more than what I’m willing (or know how) to do. I tend to walk away if the house has some crazy weird ...

I'm guessing this topic has been discussed many times, but this is my first time with this problem, so I appreciate your forbearance.I have a rental with wall-to-wall carpeting. I had a tenant with a dog. Apparently t...

I just finished #19 and its on the MLS for $1,150. I started #20 and today closed on #21.my goal is 35 at the moment. not sure if i can get there, but will sure try my hardest.this one is close to another few i have. ...

I have an Illinois condo unit that I rent out and would like a second opinion about an issue that was debating with the HOA's property manager.The gist is that after signing new tenants to a lease I was hit with a $15...