I served a tenant with a 3 day pay or quit notification and a 20 day quit notification today. He met up with me to pay his overdue rent ($1295). He delivered it in a plastic bag in mostly $1 bills. Frustrated I counte...

Southern California home sales crash - Corelogic (Nothing to see here, move along) ;-)Are we at the tipping Point . . . ????"Southern California home sales hit the brakes in June, falling to the lowest reading for th...

I've owned a two-flat in Albany Park for about a year now. We've replaced the roof (18.5K, it was never torn off in 100 years) and redid kitchens and bathrooms. We're planning to replace our galvanized pipe with coppe...

I own several smaller duplex/triplex properties and just bought my first small apartment building (7 suites). The previous landlord's garbage system was the following:
Each tenant is responsible for taking their garb...

Most of BP is about MAKING money. But as Ben Franklin states, "A penny saved is a penny earned!" Therefore, I would like to hear your ideas on saving money.

Here are a couple from me.

I clip grocery coupons! :lol:...

Looked at the store yesterday at different insulation products.  No calculator in hand but seemed shake and rake(I call it shake and bake) was double or triple cost of blow in regular stuff.From there it was hard to s...

Hello all,I have a duplex that, as of the time of purchase a few months ago, had only washer/dryer hookups for each unit. I was wondering what your experiences have been with this: do you typically find better tenants...

Hi All,I won my eviction case today !  The tenant showed up to the hearing, and the judge is giving her seven days. I went to the Sheriff's office today and they will be showing up on 2-22 to make sure she has vacated...

What is the process for removing "popcorn" drywall from a ceiling and will this be worth the cost of doing so? I plan on painting the entire house as well as new floors on most of it. I will be living here for a few y...

I do all my own make ready, repairs and maintenance , except for AC work.  So, I've acquired a few new tools as we go along.   I wonder what your 3 favorite tools are.  Which ones make life easier, are the most useful...