I'm in the process of getting a new 3b 2 b house to manage, however there are a lot of issues that need to be taken care of to rent it, which the owners told me before I even viewed it. The outside needs 3-4 large tre...

Just an FYI about the new EPA RRP Lead Safe Law. Most contractors need to be certified under the law, (this may flip a few of you out) however the law also extends to real estate investors that perform their own repa...

I just bought a duplex to house hack. The small room below the stoop on the front of the house has mold covering the cinder blocks. I currently have it soaked with white vinegar and plans to wire brush it later, but I...

Last month we had to call in Roto Rooters as our tenants pipes were backed up.  The drain for the washing machine and kitchen all drain to the same pipe and according to the Roto Rooter guy this can sometimes cause pr...

After 8 months of research and preparation, I finally closed on my first deal - a SFH in a decent neighborhood. I’ve been waiting and working hard to achieve this dream since I graduated from college 10 years ago. Thi...

This is a flip I'm having a hard time selling. It lacks curb appeal. What do you suggest? What do you think of these ideas:

- Small bench on the porch

- Paint the white vinyl siding a tan color (I wa...

First time land-lording, so go easy on me :) 
The area my property is in has coin-op laundry in the basements which seems to be common on other similarly rented properties in the area. I would deem the neighborhood a...

Hey guys...so far it's kind of been crickets on offers I've submitted for fix and flips. I know that a lot of people submit as many as 20 or 30 offers before they will get one accepted. REO's around here are ridiculou...

Hello all,

I've got a circa 1900 property with a pump in the garage, and there's no record at city hall of what it is for or when it was installed. There's a small padlock lock at the end of that chain ...

Good evening BP community,I have a tenant who has requested a full power washing of the house. My wife and I like her quite a bit, she is a sweet and very polite older lady who keeps the house in immaculate shape. She...