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Yep, this is what I did today. Had a water leak coming in on top of the window, where a shingle was broke. So rather than spend 2 hours repairing it in the rain, I just...

Years ago, I had a tenant who's toilet got plugged - but they continued to use it until it overflowed on a weekend and I was the only maintenance guy we had. It was the last toilet I ever worked on... and probably th...

Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...

Based on the current economy with rising taxes and a slow exodus, what would your investment strategy be and why? Is it still a good opportunity for rentals or should we be looking to get in and get out (flips) as fas...

I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on different ways to tenant-proof a house and the best materials to do so. When I renovate a property I try my best to tenant-proof the property as best as possible withou...

[b]Had a close call recently. Had a wonderful 2 handle faucet that was slightly running (smashed washers, couldn't shut off 100%) and a tub drain that couldn't keep up with it. Luckily we were able to avoid a big disa...

Hello,So I'm in the process of closing on my first turnkey property and just got my home inspection report back. It only listed 1 major issue but a lot of maintenance items, I am not sure what is expected/not expected...

hello everyone.I'm currently doing my homework and analyzing 1 deal a day for potential rental properties. I think I found a great foreclosure in South Knoxville but I want to make my analysis as accurate as possible....

Hi All,This is my first post on here but I have been entrenched in real estate research and analysis for quite some time now. There is one question that I have been grappling with for awhile now that I would love to g...

I currently am investing in single family rentals. I hold all of my properties in one LLC. The other day a woman threatened to sue me for discrimination ( I denied her because she had ZERO source of income at the t...