Just an FYI to those investors that either hire contractors for the repairs, renovations, painting, etc. OR Do It Themselves - the Federal RRP Lead Safe Certification Law that was passed a little over a year ago, is n...

I am rehabilitating an apartment and it has fleas.  The prior tenant had 4 cats so I have had to rip out most of the floor.  In the past, in a different apartment, I hired an exterminator to address the fleas issue.  ...

I just want to ask what are the dangers of building a rental property portfolio through financing compared to buying them cash and owning them free and clear? I currently got one duplex that I got FHA 3.5% down and I ...

Hello, a little bit of a long post with a couple of tax questions :-) I'm looking for some help as I've become increasingly confused around taxes!Crossing my fingers someone could help me find answers to questions tha...

I hoping some fellow renovators can help me with any experience with knob and tube wiring.  My market is Milwaukee and there a lot of older homes with this wiring.  I wasn't anticpating updating my entire eletrical in...

I'm getting ready to list my first rental that was originally built in 1920. (As is everything around here) It has been rehabbed but I was given nothing about LBP as this was a foreclosure. Since it was built prior...

Hi,I purchased a old home under FHA 203K and it was approved but I found out that the whole siding is wrapped in asbestos shingles and that the Radon level in the basement is 30 psi which makes it only 10 psi on the 1...

Those of you with rental houses, do you put in a W/D? Or do you just list them as washer and dryer hookups? I remember way back when I rented I didn't have my own washer or dryer. Do tenants these days bring their own...

I have a property that has 3/4 units heat turned on. Unfortunately, a tenant left and didn’t pay his electric bill. The soonest the electric company can come out and turn on heat to the unit is 8 days from today. The ...

Hi All - I bought a duplex in Pittsburgh, PA a little over a year ago and the first-floor units electric is hooked up to the common/shared spaces within the house. I've kept the electric in my name, but I'd like to ha...