I'm working on a rehab for rental and pulled up the flooring (vinyl floor and carpet) and noted there was a ton of moisture (wet) in the existing wood floor. The house when I bought had been vacant with utilities shu...

I took the current Behr white neutral brochure to some spec homes in a popular neighborhood.  My husband and I both stood back and tried to pick the colors used.  The walls were very close to Casual Khaki, Sentimental...

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My name is Larry. I'm brand new to this forum and REI in general. I've been studying the work of Sean Terry for a couple weeks now and I'm ready to make my first move. However... my father...

We just bought a house where the owners kept two very large dogs in one bedroom. The dogs went to the bathroom outdoors but left dirty, oily, stains on the lower walls and carpeting. We have removed all carpet and pad...

Hey all--I know I've been MIA from the MTR forums; I had to take a few minutes to pop out some twins, and my free time is pretty limited because of said twins. But I did finally finish rehabbing and furnishing my firs...

This is very long. It goes over in detail what happened to me, what caused it. How i came to buy my first home and why desperation caused me to think out of the box for a solution to repair my life and the steps i did...

I am helping out elderly relatives, whom I live with and take care of two apartment complexes they own in Oregon. We have been having trouble with a tenant for the past year and finally decided to just evict him a...

Hi everyone,First off, very grateful for everything I can learn from BP and to everyone for the contributions.My question this time. I have just done my first scheduled maintenance visit to my first rental (great tip ...

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Does anyone put in their leases that the tenant is responsible for clogged drain lines? If the lines are clear when they move in I feel it would save a lot of headaches with them calling me. I would have...

We see a lot of posts related to leasing, screening tenants, increasing cash flows, analyzing investments, etc. - the positives of rental real estate. Sometimes we encounter situations or the unexpected that we have ...