How much does it cost dig up and replace sewer line?Sewer was backing up in one of my rental units and I called in one emergency plumbing services. The guy cleaned up the line but tells me that he scoped out and found...

We purchased a home that comes with a ring doorbell and nest thermostat. Is it possible to write on the lease agreement that if these items break it is the responsibility of the tenant to maintain since these are upgr...

To avoid a failed 1031 in his tight market (Los Angeles) I would like to go under contract with a replacement property before escrow closes on my property Im selling. Any clauses in the purchase contract to make it sa...

Hi all. I've been purchasing properties to hold and rent for almost two years now and am not quite sure how to handle the property insurances coming due. When I purchased these properties, I paid for the homeowners ...

So, we hear a lot about people's successes on here, and not a lot about people's failures. As just pointed out in the new business podcast, failure is the best way to learn (that whole, what did you fail at today disc...

My tenant's air conditioning cut out recently, so I had a company do a service call. End result is $197 for the technician to pour some hot water and bleach down the drain line. The drain had gotten stopped up, w...

From what I've read online, it covers 'minor kitchen and bath remodels' but not 'major remodeling'. That's pretty broad. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge with more specific details?

Example: let...

Hi Everyone.  I was wondering what the effect is on the value of an apartment building when replacing Section 8 tenants.For example, would two identical buildings be worth the same if their rents were the same (same N...

Both outlets in the kitchen of one of my rental units stopped working. They are both GFCI outlets, and the one jumps from the other. I can't reset them. There are no other GFCI outlets that I can see that they might b...

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I recently purchased some units that have been and will continue to be rented out to college students. I am currently in the process of repainting some units and doing some other minor repairs between tena...