Hi all, I am a fairly new landlord in northern Virginia, and have been renting my 2 bedroom town home for the last two years. I just had new tenants move in and within two weeks, the closet shelves in the master bedro...

Portlanders desperately try to sell off homes taken over by squatters

Hi Community!Houston is the worst when it comes to flood areas. So its no surprise when properties with flood damage come across a wholesalers desk. My question is: Is there hope to turn a buck into a profit with thes...

We have a rental house to ready for Section 8 inspection.  We checked online and it seems if there are 4 or more steps, a handrail is required.  There are 5 steps outside the house and we are wondering if we really ne...

I am having an issue with single family investment home in Florida with  Fire Insurance Premium being increased by  70 % because a small section of the living space is under a "flat roof".  Most of the roof is post 20...

I don't live in FL, so can anyone tell me if they get flood ins on your properties that are not in Flood zones ?I've had some people say its a waste of money if not in Flood Zone, and others say Flood ins is necessary...

i've been trying to get into rentals in Durham/Raleigh in North Carolina, however most of the places are pre 1978 (and therefore have to have lead disclosure forms).  Does this make it harder to rent? what about elsew...

Hello BP! It’s been a while...I’ve been a landlord for close to 4 years now and I just ran into a unique situation at my four family property. Here’s the breakdown:- Tenant in Unit 1 has private access to the property...

Can someone please help me? I had a lead come in from a guy who has a gas station for sale. It has been shut down for 3 years. He said it has a no further action, brand new u drug round tanks and lines, and has just b...

As title states - I recently bought a triplex and noticed some cracking in tile in both an upstairs bathroom and kitchen. The bathroom worries me the most as I don't want to damage the subfloor and ultimately have lea...