Hi everyone!This is my *personal* home...not a rental. I live in a contemporary-style Cedar home. We have updated it a lot over the years and now I'm beginning on my living room.The living room has a cathedral ceiling...

I had a dishwasher that I had pulled when renovating a unit and putting in stainless steel appliances. I kept it in the garage thinking it would be useful if a basic white dishwasher failed in one of our other units. ...

I recently purchased a duplex with 2 2/1 units.  I'm renovating the unoccupied unit.  The bathroom has a heater and no fan or vent.  I'm planning on replacing the small heater but I'm hoping to avoid running a vent to...

Hello BP folks! We have a 3-family rental in New York. 2 units have the same tenants for years. Other unit moved in in Sept 2020. Utilities are shared so we include them in the rent. We're seeing this winter that the ...

Hello, I'm thinking about purchasing either a coin operated car wash or laundry with good financials. My concern is that they are harder to operate than it looks. The laundry mat is in a mid-low income neighborhood ...

@James Wise shared a horror story so I'll share my most recent example. This isn't Cleveland but we still have our problems.I pick up a lot of business from private Landlords that manage their own rentals. This is a r...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Houston.

Purchase price: $25,000

Cash invested: $30,000

Moved a pier and beam Houston Heights home to the East End and turned it ...

My husband and I just bought our first deal, a 5-unit that sits pretty close to the road. Besides upgrading the units themselves, we definitely want to paint the exterior and replace the old deck and patio for curb a...

Hi! I am compiling a list of all the potential value-add opportunities for multifamily rehabs and renovations with the goal of increasing rents. Here is what I have so far: Add wash and dryer unitsStainless steel appl...

I recently bought a duplex where the lower has some soot and smoke damage from the old fire.  The house is structurally sound and safe.  I am looking for some advice on how others have tackled this issue.  Thanks.