In a property I recently purchased, I gave one of the tenants a Notice to Terminate.  Not only were they giving me the run around with respect to rent but they had four cats in the apartment and were very dirty tenant...

So we just moved our first tenant out of our first rental. (We have three rentals now.) After removing all of the carpet and pad due to odor and stains from smoking and cat pee- I refuse to put carpets back in. ...

Flipping my first house and having a difficult time with the painting.  I am using Sherwin Williams products, and regardless of using SuperPaint or the cheaper options, it is taking 3 coats to cover the walls.  There ...

Hi!  I'm considering a two family property that uses oil for heating/hot water.  There is currently one furnace and the current owner includes all utilities in rent.  Since oil is such a variable, and could add hundre...

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...

Hi everyone,I'm in the process of purchasing a house on short sale.  It is sided with natural cedar shakes.  Here in the damp-ish climate of NJ, the shakes turn an unattractive kind of black after years of weather exp...

Repainting a pantry in a very large duplex. I TSPed the walls up and washed them, and the top two layers of paint started coming right off as soon as I wet down the walls. The last two colors appear to be beige and th...

Do you think it is wise to invest in real estate markets where there is a high dependency on oil production?

The housing market may be down, making homes more affordable, however unemployment may be going up due to l...

Hello, My wife and I are newbies to being landlords. We purchased a cute Cape cod style house. In the interior we are considering a two-tone paint combination in the rooms to make it a little more interesting and appe...

Good evening all, it’s my first time to Bigger Pockets forum. After 2 books and many Podcasts, I bought my first flip property. Shortly after clearing the hoarders things, we found animals(raccoons most likely) were l...