After many letters and in person meetings we were able find an off market deal and put a very nice 6 family brick building under contract. Just had the inspection on Tuesday. The building is very well built, but ...

I have a 40 yeaar old house with copper pipes, and a crawl space, in the last six months Ive had 2 leaks spring up in long runs of the copper.  I've asked the local home depot plumber about it and he says its due to e...

I am an engineer by trade and sometimes out of curiosity, I look where I shouldn't have, and this had in the past lead me to some big headaches.

So I have this condo vacant and went around and did a bunch o...

I just made an offer on a house with a thirty year old furnace as a turnkey hold and rent. Hot water heater is in a similar state although not quite as old.  Would you go ahead and replace now or wait for it to break?...

How do you determine who is responsible for repairs/maintenance? Obviously if the furnace or AC goes out, or you have leaks coming from the roof or upstairs bathroom, it seems that it would be the landlord's responsib...

Greetings all! I'm looking to get into the STR game, now that I picked up a few small single family, long term holds, to get my feet wet.I'm torn between getting a lake house or beach house. I live in South Carolina s...

Hi all,We own a home in the San Diego area and have been renting it for 4 years. First we had renters for two years with teenagers that totally trashed our house. It was a horrible experience. It took me 4 months of f...

Hey fellow house hackers! Has anyone ever kept their home warranty when turning their primary residence into a rental? Do you think it is worth it? I have a home warranty that I've been paying since 2016. It's been wo...

Hello fellow rental property owners,
I'm curious if other landlords can share their experience with tank water heaters in their apartment units. Mainly, how long are they lasting before they fail and begin leaking?
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How much do yinz budget for repairs and capex for single family rentals from the early 1900's in the Pittsburgh area?  Rules of thumb such as 5% of gross rent for repairs, and 5-7% for capex seem optimistically low fo...