Hello - looking at a Bank owed 650 sq ft 2/1 in a C+ neighborhood.  I affectionately refer to this prospect as the Pee House as it reeks of pet urine.  The prior owner had small dogs and you know the rest of the story...

My parents recently had a refrigerator leak on the main floor and the water went down into the basement (in Northern Virginia).  They're having a horrible time with the insurance company to assess and recommend reputa...

Potentially morbid albeit serious question(s), How does death of any kind (ie: illness, homicide, etc.) on a property affect it’s value? I understand that some states have or don’t have laws that require disclosure of...

I moved some tenants in yesterday to find out there’s a mold problem in the kitchen. If it takes a week or two to mitigate do I have to move the tenants out? I’m not sure how the laws work or if there’s some defined s...

Hello All, I am a total newbie to the real investing world. I’ve done some self education through Bigger Pockets, Meet Kevin, Dave Ramsey, and Rob Built. I’m also a masters nutrition student. Exciting but overwhelming...

Long story short; a house I bought has fleas.  Lots of them.  Like you walk into the living room and at least 20 are on your pant legs.  I've fogged the house twice.  I've called in a professional, twice.  Anyone have...

I'm new to REI but my professional training is in epidemiology and I'm happy to add value by discussing the outbreak. Obviously, we can't know what the future holds but there are some pretty standard principles in pla...

To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves.  New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...

Hey all,

Need your assistance, especially landlords. I live in a big apartment complex in a Missouri area, and have been noticing mold on the master bedroom windows since January of this year. I told the office, they...

Just bought a new rental but the previous owner smoked a pack a day.  The whole place smells like cigarette smoke.  Painted the whole place but didn't even change the smell.  The carpeting is only about one year old a...