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My tenant of 5 years is vacating next week, so I'm planning on renovating the 2nd unit in my 2-flat with plans to sell by the end of summer. The vast majority of my experience is in C class rentals, where durability a...

In late March of 2019, we purchased our largest flip to date, both in terms of the purchase price and square footage. This was a property that our agent was able to get under contract at auction and later provided to ...

I got a couple quotes from two different hardwood refinishers for my primary residence. I’m trying to find a nice stain but one said my floor is red oak and we’ll be able to do a certain stain, the other said it’s whi...

One of my tenants in a fourplex I recently purchased, March 2014, has been giving me the run a round with respect to rent. The very first month, April, she was late and claimed the bank made a mistake. I gave her...

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Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $223,000

Cash invested: $18,000

Single Family Bungalow, Basement has Granny Suite.
House hacking
Canada Ontario No...

I am new to these forums and to the real estate investing world… I recently acquired a single-family home that's a non-conforming duplex. The previous owners paid all utilities for both tenants and included that in th...