POLL: What are the areas to NOT invest in in Pittsburgh and the surround areas? This can be defined at C- or below areas that are the biggest headaches. There is a lot of speculation in the market today with the "next...

Hey everyone,Bear with me since this is my first post regarding this topic.  DescriptionCracks are starting to show in the stairwell on the 3rd floor of my first rental which is an old home that's getting older. It's ...

I have taken drywall off all the exterior walls but left the inside walls. The drywall is a bit bumpy, smelly and in need of some repair. The electrician suggests i take out all drywall but thats more demolition cost,...

I am frustrated. Once again I feel defeated by the awful inspection system of Baltimore City.I just had one of my units inspected and it failed for the most subjective items. Such as:Paint walls in basement laundry ro...

Hi all, I've never owned a property with septic or private well and hoped to get a landlord's perspective on dealing with these systems. Is it better/worse/same as municipal water-sewer in terms of maintenance & e...

Next month this entire house will be my canvas and my goal is to turn this ugly house in to a families beautiful home. I would love your input as to what would you do with this house for each of the rooms (bathrooms, ...

I get hits on the key word San Bernardino about once a day. I cringe any time I see a newbie investor talking about investing there, especially when it comes to multifamily - which I absolutely would not be interested...

Hello BP!I'm going to use this thread to detail a project house that I just purchased.  I have learned so much from the community here hopefully sharing this might help someone else.We closed around three weeks ago an...

We have worked on this since the beginning of april. but it's worth the wait. i first talked about the condition of the house here. the court documents took a long time, then the purchase price was discussed again. at...

So a colleage of mine mentioned I must "register my property" with Baltimore City or else I can be fined $20/day. I looked into this more and came across this website: http://www.baltimorehousing.org/property_registra...