Starting renovating my first rental property. It is a duplex located in a mostly single family neighborhood. One unit was vacant and very outdated (as you can see), and the other one was recently renovated by the sell...

Does anyone have tips on DIY installation of Formica countertops? I'm thinking of grabbing a slab or two from Lowes or HD to replace current 20-year-old green laminate countertops. I have the time, for now, so plan on...

I've recently purchased a 1950 three bedroom, one bathroom 972 sq ft single family home. We paid $67,500 plus $1,600 in closing costs for the place. Experience from our first rental, rent will range from $1,100 to $1,...

Interested to hear what some experienced flippers would say about living in your first flip.  Yes?  No?  I'm looking at a potential REO property as my first flip, however the bank has a requirement that the new owners...

Say you did REI for a while, made big money, and were able to retire. What would you like to do with your time and money? I'd like to travel more.

Hello everybody,
I am not a landlord yet, but if all goes to plan I will own a two unit upper lower in which I plan to house hack in the next couple months. As with all things in life, no matter how prepared I feel or...

I have 5 doors in Georgia, type a or b.  I've noticed this tenant turnover cycle of one of my SFH, every call asks about accepting housing vouchers.  I not involved and not interested in learning about it or having to...

I've posted before about this problem--now it appears to be back.

My old tenants complained repeatedly that the house was getting too hot. It has a Goodman air handler inside and a heat pump outside. The AC guy came ...

A Menards just opened in my area. I've heard about this store for years, but never had the chance to go inside one. They've been mailing out flyers like crazy and seem to have good deals on stuff. I currently buy most...

Well I'm happy to say that 2018 has been a year of .... Character building ... but I made it out the other end with another great deal under my belt. I wanted to share the experience here in order to show another simp...