So I've been quiet, there is a reason. I've been through 1.5 contractors. The first imploded and his people were horribly slow and incompetent. The next one, the .5, sort of didn't want to deal with the mess the first...

I inherited a tenant that smoked with a building that I purchased. He has left and we have had it professionally cleaned, replaced carpeting and painted walls and it's better but still smells stale. Any suggestions on...

I would like to have my 11 year old daughter help out with my real estate business in some way so that I can pay her and she can be a business expense. Is anyone else doing this? What are you having your teens and pre...

Has anyone ever tried this and had any success or failure? Thanks

So many negative landlord -tenant posts and stories.I understand... I have had my share as a landlady. I did want to share this one though on amazing tenants. So, I am putting this SFH on the market due to personal re...

I have in rental in Cleveland, OH. In the lease I say “no permanent fixtures inside or outside, w/o permission”. Is a Ring doorbell considered a permanent fixture?

I can't seem to find the outside water faucet to the unit I'm going to live in. My grandfather and I were going to power wash the duplex but since I cannot find the faucet, my grandfather is insisting we use the tenan...

I have a 4 bed, 1 bath house with an oversized 1 car garage, deck and a large yard in a good area under contract for $36,600 (good area, not what you're thinking). Repair walls, paint, replace trim, lay laminate f...

I have been asked about my comments of buying condemned houses. I thought I would put an example up of a real deal. House Bought for 8k (actually overpaid but like this neighborhood, and overall numbers worked)Rehab 1...

I'm looking at a potential opportunity. SFH, ranch, currently has tenants. I looked up the owners, they live in SoCal a few thousand miles away. In this market the rent:price is usually around 0.5%, pretty terrible. T...