My wife and I are going to look at two properties tomorrow that we are evaluating as short term rental investments. The properties are in the North Carolina mountains (near Boone), where there are lots of outdoor acti...

Hi, I broke my ankle in February and luckily the insurance company for where I fell accepted fault and I am expecting a decent settlement. I want to make the most of the money so we are thinking we want to remodel. I ...

Hi there,I'm searching for my first out-of-state buy-and-hold investment property and after speaking to several lenders and realtors, I'm hearing different things that I hope to get some clarification on:1. To qualify...

Hi, All,

Just a quick post, in hopes that even one person might be warned away from what I experienced.

I just went thru a lot of lost cash and pain dealing with a fraudulent Credit Repair Agency (per FTC).

The re...

So I was just at a real-estate conference where an attendee told me that on all his lease-options, he has the tenant-buyer responsible for the maintenance on the property. Is this legal? Another reference has the tena...

I was just watching DIY Network quick tip for painting your cabinets; use some light sandpaper or liquid sand then roll or spray paint.

Spray paint? Is that for real? Would the result come with similar results as pai...

When using a contractor to go in to estimate repairs on a property, how do you pay the contractor for their estimate? Is this an expense as a new investor you must be prepared to cover OOP until you’ve done a few deal...

What are your steps to vetting a new contractor? 

E.g - getting copies of the insurance and license? 

Anything else? 

We could use some advice based on Florida statutes.
We have tenants who’ve increasingly proven to be a pain. We’ve been patient and kind, gave them a break or two going in and along the way, but it became increasingl...

We hired Bildwise for a renovation of our 1965 single-family home that included complete electrical rewiring and updating, roof replacement, light kitchen and bathroom remodeling, new flooring, new interior paint, and...