Just bought a house and discovered in has a leaning basement wall.Basement was flooded had it drained. Plumber said main water line in basement broke somewhere, dirt in line couldnt get snake past certain point.  He t...

I was wondering if anyone has had success purchasing vacant multi-family properties? If I got a hard money loan to cover purchase and renovations, then rented it out, and then refinanced it, would that be a good strat...

Hello BP members,We are starting out with a single family home which is built in 2011 and barely used. However, during home inspection we found that there are settlement cracks above garage door (probably pressuring l...

I know this sounds crazy, but I've been told that diesel fuel will get rid of termites. I'm sure there are environmental issues with this, but I would be terrified of a fire - even years after the treatment. If the in...

My wife and I bought our first house, as our primary residence, and have planned on doing much of the repair ourselves.  First order of business has been the bathrooms in the house.  Before we even moved in, I had to ...

Hi STR investors,  I'm genuinely curious/interested to know if it's typical to charge your guests a cleaning fee AND also ask them to do a list of things as "checkout procedure" like stripping beds of sheets, washing ...

What is a conservative for laminate countertops and linoleum flooring? I was walking through with a contractor at a potential property where our exit strategy would be a rental. The prices he quoted me seemed high.

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Hello BP Members,I am reaching out to my fellow Members investing in the Amarillo, Texas area. I am in San Diego and looking at the OKC and now Amarillo markets. How is the rental market currently in the city for SFR?...

I have a duplex in NY which was recently inspected by the Health Dept.  Although they didn't find lead in the apartments or in the water, they found lead paint on the rear porch which is closed in with storm windows. ...

I am buying triplex and separate parcel lot that is next to it all from the same owner. The empty parcel lot is next to the house. I am thinking of either selling the lot as is or eventually like to build on it and se...