Hi BP,I just bought my first rental property (Duplex in a C+ area). $82k purchase price.I'm going to be painting this Saturday and found Brandon's article about using Walmart's cheap paint; Color Place Country White. ...

Howdy folks!Just about a week away from closing on a property I am going to rehab and sell.  It has a sort of puke yellow paint on the outside. Sorry, not sure what other word to use.   Whoever painted it also didn't ...

We recently moved out of an investment home. Right before, we completely redid the home (new cupboards, woodworking , everything). It's an old bungalow style and I decorated it in "gingerbread type" colors:). It's a c...

Hello BP members, My wife and I just purchased our first investment property. Both of us have 9-5 jobs. Here are my questions1. Shall we hire a management company to manage our property to free us some time to learn a...

Unit is part of a 4plex. Each unit has a small (8'x10') deck on the back, maybe a foot or less off the ground. They are in fine structural shape, but are probably due for a refinish. One of our new tenants (have rente...

On episode 442, Bryce Stewart discussed how anyone hiring a non insured worker (ex: shoveling a driveway, handyman work, etc) should have them sign a workers comp waiver form in the unfortunate event that they get inj...

We are currently living in a townhome, my wife is due to have our second child in a month or two. Hence we need a larger place.

I'm torn on weither I can rent out our current townhome or if I should just sell it. I ...

The house is finished except for the bathroom where we ran out of primer.  I did some quick research and found Kilz High Build primer.  Expensive, but I wish I had found it prior to painting the whole house!  There ar...

Hi All,This may be a newbie question, but what tools would you consider "must haves" when planning to do at least some rehab work yourself on properties. Think painting, some flooring, replacing vanities/toilets, putt...

Hi, my Name is Garett Jacobs...Ive been in the trades since I was 18 though my dad was a painter so I was an subject to indentured servitude since from around l the age of 13. I've lived in the Topsham/Brunswick area ...