It occured to me yesterday that I had not heard from Airbnb since they announced their "relief" program for Hosts, so I took to social media to search for information.  I came across an article where hosts had complai...

Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:

1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...

My offer was accepted on an REO, and there was a strong smell in the house before--then the bank repainted the interior, probably to cover up the smell. I'm pretty sure it was mold, although the only visible mold I sa...

BP community--I went under contract on a north side Chicago multifamily property (4-flat) this week (thanks @Brie Schmidt  ). Basic inspection (thanks @George Foster ) and mold inspection occurred on Wednesday. There ...

Hi All  -I am gut renovating a 2300 sq 2 family house into a 4 unit 4100 sq ft multi-family building.  I have the ability to start from scratch?  Assuming 3 units are about 1000 square feet and the fourth is 700 squar...

My parents are purchasing a condo in Huntington Beach, CA. It's currently in escrow. Last week seller's inspector found mold on the second floor ceiling (crawl space). They supposedly fixed it.  Our realtor said the i...

For 20 years I've worked in the IT industry creating Web, mobile app, and software technologies with a heavy focus on helping real estate agents have mobile, responsive websites to list their properties. I'd like to t...

Hi, I need some help with a rehab.  I had a foreclosure that I had rehab'ed and it was rented for a year.  Now I am trying to get it re-rented and the crew noted that the ceiling paint which was just redone last year,...

Hello BP!

I'm Melvin Yuen and I'm going to copy and paste most of the information I put into my profile.

Educated in finance and accounting; working experience in Accounting and General Construction...

I wrote this reply to post in the "Ghost Next Door" thread but decided to post it in a new thread so it wouldn't hi-jack the authors thread...

Originally posted by "ofgift":
She said she's seen a ghost in the house n...