Picture it...Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of old houses with serious problems and the people who live in them. At the end of October, the bathroom sink upstairs springs a leak. The leak flows across the tile floor a...

My daughter is going to college this fall. I'm exploring RE strategies in her college town for the next 4 years and potentially beyond. I can't seem to find anything in past posts. Options that came to mind:
1) buy a...

I don't know about everyone else, but I got into real estate to be an investor: to buy/sell/rent.  I don't want to burn my Saturdays running around unlocking doors for prospective buyers/tenants or meeting up with con...

Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...

Hello allFirst i want to give perhaps a little background on myself:-I'm 22 years old and i have just graduated college with a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from a university in the metro Detroit area. -T...

Fighting over the Security Deposit is one of the main issues between Landlords and Tenants. What steps do you take as a Landlord or Property Manager to ensure the deductions from a Security Deposit are not disputed? I...

Hi!
I am a first-time real estate investor looking to make my first deal by the end of the year! I am located in Northern Utah and would love to invest locally, but it does not seem feasible for my strategy and finan...

I know most people on the forums are well established financially and have real estate acumen, so please bear with me and be gentle ;)I have lived in an owner-occupied duplex (top/bottom) for 12 years now occupying th...

Hello BP, I am looking for some insight here. I have a small multi unit that I will be closing on in about two weeks. In one of the units I a plan on renting to tenants, there happens to be a forced-air furnace that i...

Hello all - could really use some input on what you best recommend for this semi complicated decision that has been consuming my thoughts for 2 weeks now. My rental was built in 1987 and has the original aluminum wind...