I am sure this varies by lender- but looking for some sort of rule of thumb.  Assume the sole source of income is rental.  I buy a 100k house with 25k down and generates 10k income.  How many of these could I buy befo...

We are at a house previewing it, and we notice warping hard wood floors. It'a pretty bad and it looks like waves. There is a crawl space below. What could be the problem? Any insights? The rest of the house looks rea...

Hello,My tenant just let us know that her son (11 months) just tested positive for lead poisoning. We also live there and just had a baby 5 months ago and she advised us that we need to get our son tested ASAP (it is ...

Does anyone have experience renting out to a student tenant, or family, that would be receiving payments (partial or full) through an academic scholarship or charity? Assistance will only cover rent. Any amount above ...

My husband and I are closing on our first rental property on the 28th of July in Salt Lake City. It's a fantastic home with updated AC, furnace, water heater, roof, etc. but it's extremely dated. Think blue carpet and...

What color do you paint the handrail for stairs? We had a stair handrail that was painted white and before the contractor even got through working in the house they had dirty nasty handprints all over the white. I had...

We are planning a complete cosmetic rehab on a duplex with this for heating (see pic below). What the name is it? What would be the reasonable options to deal with it? (It looks unsightly and outdated.)Any thoughts wo...

I have a single family rental property in Charlotte that was just turned over after 6 years of rental and am doing a little rehab, mainly paint and flooring. After reading much of forum posts it seems like luxury vin...

BP community,I'm considering renting my primary residence which is due for a refi.  Conservatively it's worth $300,000 and I'm going to refi into a 30yr fixed for 150k (actually slightly less but rounding up for easy ...

Hi guys I'm about to purchase a fourplex and the foundation in the crawl space under one of the units needs immediate fixing due to water damage the wood is moosh, my question is in Canada can you evict a tenant becau...