Newbie to the forum posting  but have been lurking around for awhile.  Anyway, I recently sold a home and have cash available for real estate opportunities.  I live in a small town (4,000) with a huge federal employer...

I am thinking of renovating a few of our projects with electric based radiant floor heating. We have looked into getting a flooring that will stand up to the heat, and our state is pretty good on electric power due to...

I bought my first rental property and the closing date is next Monday. The tenant will move in ten days from the settlement date and will set up his own utility accounts. So for the ten days following the settlement, ...

I just discovered that one of my tenants passed away.  Luckily (for me) not in one of my units, but this did get me thinking, someone has likely had this happen IN their unit.  I'm curious to hear about the cleanup pr...

I just evicted a tenant who had lived in one of my apartments for 8 years. He obviously hadn't cleaned in all those years. I'm wondering, when you do inspections what do you point out for tenants to clean/fix? Do you ...

Has anyone heard about buying islands and developing the land to make it suitable for developing homes etc...?

Anyone every try to buy one or have any opinions?

I am not currently looking to buy any islands, but it ...

Any ideas on how to estimate the cost of converting a garage into a studio unit? Not sure of garage square footage. Home is listed at $150K, 3 bed 1 bath, 4 minutes away from Biltmore (Asheville, NC).
My thoughts are...

My local power company is offering a $75 rebate for an A/C tune-up. I'm curious to know whether this is something recommended for A/C units or just a waste of money?

Most of the quotes I have received for this servi...

On your rentals do you replace old single pane windows right away or just rent as is. My farm area is a turn of the century cincinnati suburb and most of the housing stock still has old windows.

I had a property management company that is offensive in their charges and their accounting practices.  After notifying of service termination my next bill was over $2,000. Let me start with the questions then the dia...