Hello all, We are purchasing a 12 unit property. Each unit is about $100 under market. Also, the seller allows pets but charges no fees at all. This has turned the place into a "pet motel" (some having 4 pets in a 2 b...

I have been bothered by this for some time and now that I have experienced people to ask... I just have to ask.

My parents own the home I live in. We are preparing the home for sale. It needed a lot of minor work w...

I'm remodeling from the studs a 2BR/1BA unit in San Francisco. Expected rent will be about $3000. Tenant quality here is very high- young college educated white collar professionals. So I'm doing a quality and thought...

Over the past 30 years I thought I had heard just about every dumb thing possible, but in the last month I heard some truly idiotic things. I foreclosed on (actually scared my buyer into deeding back to me) a house in...

When you are buying materials, go ahead and write the name of the property on the receipt before you ever even leave the check-out counter. You already have a pen in your hand, so it just adds a few seconds of tim...

Before & After Photos of one of our unit turns. Bringing a consistent product to market is key to building customer loyalty.We have interested tenants calling us now saying things like: "We saw an apartment that y...

I have a 4plex built in the 1950's. The bathrooms have that vintage pink and black tile. There is also a window in the shower. I was wondering what inexpensive updates everyone has done and what kind of increase in re...

The idea of selling a home can be daunting when you consider how much work goes into it. Often times homeowners are impatient and end up selling their home for much less than it is worth just to put an end to the stre...

I just got my first property under contract, it's the first property I've ever purchased including primary residence. It's a 2 unit building and I'm moving into one and renting the other. 
The sellers agent says the ...

Hello folks,Okay, a bit of context.  Tenant has been in the unit on MTM lease for three years.  He wants the carpet replaced because he "doesn't like the color" and he wants a deeper fiber pile.  The carpet is in fine...