I have not seen these cabinets in person.  I don't even know if they are 'real wood' or some type of press board or what.  To me they don't look like real solid wood.I wanted to have them refinished.  Strip the curren...

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I'm dealing with my first maintenance call on my first rental and I have two questions:

1). When sending a service person out to your rental (plumber, electrician, etc), I know I have an ethical (a...

What are some key factors real estate investors look for in homes. What makes a run down home valuable? Bedrooms? Location? Etc?

Hi.  I have a rental property that I paid cash for about 8 months ago. I remodeled it and have it rented out now. I would like to do a cash out refinance, but I'm nervous about the process. I didn't expect to refinanc...

My First Duplex - Winter 2016Any feedback, advice, stories, or jokes are well appreciated...Hello, my name is Geoffrey Serdar, intro post located here.  I am closing on my first duplex acquisition in a few weeks.The f...

Does anyone know the cheapest way to replace a bathtub? I live in Tallahassee Florida. Unfortunately it's beyond repair by just refinishing. We have a service here called 'Bath Fitters" which is a joke. They put a new...

Hello BiggerPockets mates,My offer was just accepted for a 8 bedroom 2 bathroom house. It was originally a duplex, but additional rooms were added. Yes, 2 bathrooms is not much. I devise to make it a 6 bedroom and 4 b...

Was doing our final walk-through of a duplex in Irving Park yesterday and there's a really strong, foul smell in the basement that wasn't as noticeable before.  The basement is emptied out and there's a bathroom that ...

I have a tenant (2 adults, 2 children, 1 dog and 1 car). So they have been living in this 3 bedroom 1 bath home for exactly one year. 2 weeks ago the tenant texted me saying they want to renew the lease for another ye...

I own two single family homes in Plano, TX that are available for rent. I have these listed on MLS, and also on Trulia, Zillow, HotPads, and Craigslist. I have had several showings over the last 10 days, but no lease ...