Just curious about those who do their own painting. How long does it take you to paint an avg. size room. Let's assume:

- a 10x12 room
- ceiling one color, with a simple piece of moulding in the same color
- walls a ...

In the above house, the kitchen had linoleum.  The top scraped off and left the paper and glue.  I tried wetting it but it doesn't seem to come up other than an inch at a time.   The dining area had carpet.  Once remo...

Within the last month I purchased an older 12 unit apartment building. Many of the tenants have been there for over 20 years. The previous landlord was 87 years old and completely let it go. It is infested with roache...

My sister just bought a house. It was closed last week. The day after closing she found mold in the garage on the wall. During the time of inspection, there were tons of stuffs in the garage. And a cabinet was against...

All you hear and read about llc's is that they protect your personal assets if your llc gets sued and things go above your insurance limits.   So the slip and fall plaintiff can't get to your house, personal assets, e...

Dear all,

I just got my first rental property rented out. They are moving in this coming Sat. Today, the agent called, telling me the tenant want me to install garage door opener and spinkler system. They signed the...

As much as I love being a landlord (this is not sarcasm, I do enjoy it).  I have one tenant in a building that is quiet, pays (and pays on time), and passed a background check, and has been living there over 2 years. ...

We are just about to complete our first spec home - a $650k single family ranch style home with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. I always wanted to build new and despite my almost ten years of remodeling experience there wer...

I need help from the vast knowledge here in the BP community. I'll be brief and specific in my post. I can fill in more details if it seems too vague.
I'm in the process of purchasing a property and in my option peri...