I recently bought a duplex that is occupied on one side and needs fairly extensive renovations on the other. Due to my contractor's schedule slipping (surprise surprise) I am at risk of losing my insurance coverage. M...

Good evening BPers,Help/ Advise needed :) Today we have run across a fire/ smoke damaged property, it’s off market, the owner has got paid by insurance company, he is asking ~195K, the ARV ~400K. it’s a very nice 2 ...

Greetings,OOS of state 1 level duplex on concrete slab. Hired an honest seeming young guy through a reference to do some simple turnover work (couldn't find a pro handyman).  When he moved the washer/dryer into the ad...

Hey guys new to the forum so hope this is in the right spot. I am curious as the best way to go about contacting owners of recently fire damaged properties. I could send them a letter but that got me thinking that if ...

So, I bought 11 properties in the last year, but the 1st is a lemon. It has preexisting water damage that wasn't discloseded. I've redone both kitchens(it's a duplex) water damage from a leaky water heater, along with...

How much more riskier are properties with visible fire damage? Is there a percentage increase in terms of the rehab and risk for these properties? Please share your experiences with these properties.

Tenants window unit leaked water into house from 2nd floor.

Servpro came and took out insulation, sheetrock, carpet padding etc.
I now am looking for a handyman to unroll carpet, do sheetrock repair etc but I am ...

One of my duplexes caught fire today. The resident called and of course was shaken but everyone was ok, thank goodness. I'm starting this post to walk through the entire experience and hopefully some fellow investors ...

I'm going to cut to the chase: a so-called "contractor" had his employees do some work in one of my rental units.  The worker poured grout/mortar water into the tub. Needless to say, two weeks later when the tenants m...

I have a couple who have rented from me for over 8 years.  The wife has gotten into drugs.  The husband is a very responsible and a good tenant.  Wife leaves for weeks at a time and husband works and takes care of chi...