Closing on another rental property tomorrow. Older 3br. 1ba home built in the 1960's.

Home currently has natural gas central unit with "NO" central cooling. The only cooling comes from window units. Pretty unusu...

Our home in Seattle was being managed by this property management firm since we are currently out of the country for work. In Oct , when a lease finished, nightmare began. Keeping aside all the management issues durin...

* moved from DIY forum... *Quick facts: Small house, approximately 900 sq ft. New roof. Baseboard heat. Dry crawlspace. New plumbing with no leaks. I purchased it earlier this year after it had been empty for ...

Anyone on this site own an iPhone? If you have tried using a friends that would also be interesting.

I was wondering just how useful the iPhone would be for RE activities. As the WSJ review said it is really a portab...

Hi BPers!I'm getting close to close on a property and there are cracks in the foundation that the inspector found. I'm asking the inspector for a more detailed analysis of these cracks so I can decide if the foundatio...

Hi everyone-
We haven’t been able to get renters for our 3 bedroom, 2 bath property in Barryville, NY
Now that we are entering into November we are worried that it will be vacant for the winter.
Property manager ha...

Hello BP,Names Nick, my wife and I have decided to dive head first into real estate investing, even though we barley have our toes wet. Not to mention the sound water being freezing!My wife and I are in our mid twenti...

Title says it all... this is in my personal residence but I’ve found BP to be a more credible source for answers than searching the web.

After 2 or 3 showers the water gets cool/lukewarm, not freezing and will stay t...

So, my first post here - please don't be reddit! :)I have rented the current house for almost 5 years. I've fixed pretty much everything unless it was over my skill set (replacing capacitor on A/C system, for instanc...

I am fairly new at landlording.  I've been at it maybe 2 years and have had mostly positive experiences.  I have a few section 8 rentals.  An older woman just moved in a SFH and complains of being constantly cold.  Sh...