I just finished up sanding the floors today in the living room, hallway and bedrooms. I'm trying to decide if I just want to poly them or stain and then poly. If i do stain them, any recommendations on color....

I am so upset that I could cry.  My tenant notified me a couple weeks ago that "in the past week the dishwasher has been leaking".  She forwarded pictures to me showing that the pantry next to it has water damage so s...

Hello everyone,  I am set to close on my first rental property on Monday (fingers crossed it all goes well but it is conventional financing and not a short sale or foreclosure so there shouldn't be any surprises).  Th...

Hi Everyone!We are finally finishing our turnover - what a nightmare! It cost me a fortune, aside from not having rent for two months (they didn't pay April, and we had to evict)Here is my current issue: we are listed...

All this time in this business and can't believe nobody at any seminar, meetup or event has shared this. in summary:
• Hired roofer did a bad job after paying him close to 30k
• City inspector PASSED and APPROVED th...

Do you use QR codes to advertise your rentals?I started to experiment a bit with it as a way to point them to a web site with more information and details.As you know, if you use Postlets or any real estate web site t...

I work in commercial construction and typically an owner will request an owners manual with a list of product installations and their associated warranties.

I think it would be a great marketing strategy for rehabb...

We have been renting a house for a little less than two years and recently moved to another state. We had a professional carpet cleaning company steam clean the entire carpeted area of the house. Also, we had a local ...

I have a duplex in northern Detroit, Michigan (near Wayne State) that was recently rehabbed and is fully occupied. Tenants are great and on time with rent payments. I have a bridge loan that is set to mature soon and ...

I hired a insured, licensed, bonded general contractor to remodel the bottom unit of our building. According to our contract, he was to be paid in phases until the completion of work. He kept collecting advance paymen...