I had a chimney fire (wood insert-unknown cause at this point), in my 6,000 sq ft house, on Monday.  The fire was confined to the roof area of the chimney but they had the hoses on at least 90 minutes.  There was smok...

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

Has anyone heard of or used the EnviroTabs (http://www.envirotabs.com/) which claim to to a whole lot - from increasing the MPG by 18% to reducing emissions?
Sounds too good to be true - maybe it is?..

Any thoughts?....

To help absorb the carrying costs of financing flip properties, I agreed to remodel an unfinished basement in exchange for a lower-than-market rent for myself. Now that its complete, I see how badly the area under the...

Hi!We just bought a house near Venice, Florida. Its a waterfront property that has a pool. We are getting the pool fixed ($10k cost its 70s fiberglass pool). Plan is to make it a seasonal rental during the snow bird s...

We recently purchased a 6 unit building and are in the process of rehabbing it. Because it’s a very old building (more than 100 years), turned out there is more work needed than our initial scope. Most notably, it loo...

I’m finally ready to tell the leap and buy a house, but because I live in an expensive Greater Seattle Area market, a mortgage on a quality home will consume a large chunk of my income. I’m looking for a creative hous...

Our MHP is located in Maine. Water is submetered, but a tenant in the throes of eviction had a pipe burst, didn't do anything about it and now I'm on the hook for a hefty water bill.Since we're in Maine, freezing pipe...

Hello! My name is Haley and I joined Bigger Pockets about two months ago! I am getting into real estate with my boyfriend and we are primarily focused on multi unit rentals in the Dayton area! We just finished our fir...

I'm completely renovating a new rental property in Catonsville next week and am trying to decide on gas or electric utilities for each property and can't find any real definitive suggestions either way with good reaso...