I just bought my 1st investment property. It is a 50+ year old property that is in pretty good condition. I just ripped out the kitchen cabinets and have a couple of concerns.

1. There is no insulation in the exterio...

I have owned this townhouse for 7 years. My tenant tells me that when someone is taking a shower in the upstairs bathroom, there is a drip through a vent on the main floor. The vent was used by the previous owner to p...

We rented a property by way of a property manager. The tenant has been nitpicking from day one. They’ve sent in all kinds of maintenance request which many of them seem to be petty and bogus. For example they sent a m...

Closing is set for this Tuesday but there's some evidence water leakage in the garage where the furnace metres the ceiling. Realtor can't find anyone in the whole darn city to diagnose it with her. She said sh...

Is there a big difference between the seal coating you purchase from big box stores compared to what asphalt companies use?
I notice Lowes and Home Depot carry several different grades of seal coating, similar to pai...

I received this text this morning from one of my tenants..."Good Morning, Mike! We have been seeing a TON of spiders and bugs in the house, and were wondering if it would be possible to get it sprayed. Please let me k...

A tub in my unit has had paint chipping for the last year. I have tried using the paint sealer that's available in Home Depot, but it only seems to last around 8 months before it start chipping away again. The chippin...

Currently turning over a unit where previous tenant(s) must have dropped heavy pointed stuff down the doorway because it made a few dents on the aluminum threshold.Also previous owner painted (WHITE GLOSSY LATEXT PAIN...

I have a rental that is out of the area. We had to evict some non-paying tenants sometime back and the property manager told me that they had more dogs and cats that I feel comfortable mentioning in an open forum. We ...

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...