Hello Everyone – This is my first post here on BP, looking forward for some great discussions as well as ideas. My wife and I are looking to begin our real estate venture with this property as we purchased at a great...

Hi BP,A newbish question.  Anyone has experience on rehab/remodel older homes with lead based paint?  I am curious about:- do you just paint over it or need to strip it first?- when selling, do you still disclose lead...

I have an older house that I recently rehabbed.  We put replaced the old wood decking with new.  I am trying to decide if I should stain the deck or if I should paint the deck?  I am leaning towards painting it thinki...

Hello all,I'm interested in purchasing a property currently owned and occupied by someone who smokes like a chimney.  What are the basics for cleaning it up and getting rid of the smell?  Remove all carpeting and I fi...

Hello BP Fam,
I am tired of looking at houses here in Delaware and not doing any research on fixing/replacing (if possible) a foundational issue with a home. I have seen multiple houses now that have water in the bas...

Good Morning!I'm wondering what experience some of you have with different solutions for moisture in basements.  One of my properties in Euclid, OH received a violation from the city during the inspection last year:"T...

I just bought an occupied duplex with long term tenants (Since 2008). Tenants decided to give notice at time of purchase. Tenants admitted there is about 3-4 years of smoke damage to the unit as they started smoking i...

One of the best examples I found this year as to why you need a property manager (especially in Colorado). This client chose not to use our services and instead, tried to self-manage their primary. This was the very f...

I'm an investor from California and I am under contract on a 4-plex on a property that is in Tennessee.  I just received the inspection report back and there are some items that give me pause on moving forward.  The m...

Hi all,
This is my first time posting. I own a small 2 bedroom bungalow near downtown Sacramento that was built in the early 1900's. It is rented out and the rent covers the mortgage. The tenants asked that I call a...