Hello, my name is Josh, I just closed on my first property today. It is a triplex that I am planning on living in one unit and renting the other two out. Currently two of the units are already filled with tenants on m...

Hi, I'm a newish landlord and could use some advice.I have a tenant moving out this month who has generally been a good tenant other than she is moving out a few months early (although our market is super hot so not a...

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I've spent a good part of the day looking for designs, researching products, and honestly I feel like I've achieved very little.

Yes, I've tried to search BP and couldn't find what I'm looking for.

I know...

I'm doing a condo renovation with my own labor and I have the option to either flip-sell it or rent it out. It was a remote purchase where I didn't get to physically inspect and I'm just now visiting/renovating it. Th...

How do you evaluate what improvements are profitable for rental units?Assuming everything is repainted & clean, what is a good framework to understand the impact of:-new kitchen countertops -bathroom updates-lands...

In one of my groups, a condo owner has received a notice from the HOA board:"Unit owners shall be responsible for painting their limited common elements (earlier defined to include interior walls, wallpaper, and floor...

Background & Context
Today's New York Times reports on a new publication, Appraised. The publication argues, based on recently released appraisal data-sets, that current day appraisal processes bake the results...

We just went under contract on our first investment property which we plan to flip.  Its a large house in a nice neighborhood in need of some TLC.  We're using an interest only loan with 25% down.  In current market c...

I am no expert, but I've done a few rehabs.  When I walk houses I try to think of what it would cost for various things.  I am usually off, sometimes way off.  I thought it would be helpful to some newer people to pos...

Opinions, please?So I just tried out a new house-painter who bought the paint in the colors I needed, but I found out after he was done with the job that he only did SPOT priming over any drywall patches and other wal...