Rick L.
Help! I have a "High Maintenance" Tenant
Background:I have a tenant who has been renting for about 10 months. She is a retired probation officer and currently works part-time with one of local city governments in the traffic court division. When she first ...
Scott Le
Tutorials/advice for painting a whole house myself?
I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...
Kathy Hacmac
Tenant painted original woodwork
Our tenant, without permission, painted original shellac woodwork in her apartment. We are restorers and this was original untouched woodwork in a 90 year old house.We are of course furious; she is non repentant but w...
Mike J.
Tenant Ignoring Nonrenewal - Advice?
Hi everyone,
I'm running into an interesting situation and am not sure which path to take.
I own both sides of a townhouse-style building. I am actively showing one unit to potential tenants, but the unit next doo...
Jordan Woolf
House with asbestos siding
A seller is offering to give me a house if I buy two of his other properties. The house he is offering to give me has asbestos siding. It is a large sturdy house and is about 1800 sq. Has anyone had any experience wit...
Noah Barba
when to test for lead paint?
Hey Everybody, after finding a potential fix and flip, I noticed mold and asbestos. That got me thinking about lead based paint. This is a house build in 1930 in Garden City, MI. What are the chances this house is cov...
Wesley C.
crawl space fungus
I've read other threads on BP about mold, but as you know different regions of the country tend to experience mold in different forms and fashions. Here in the south, we have lots of crawl spaces that are very hum...
Mike Lynch
Wow, Do I have a problem! - Please give me some needed advice
My wife and I purchased a building in, Ocean Isle Beach, NC almost 2 years ago, as an investment property to rent or hold and possibility sale. All was going just fine until hurricane Florence. A giant oak tree fell o...
Dassi Lazar
Tenants + Holidays = ?
Are you doing anything for your tenants over the holidays? Any gifts? Holiday card? Etc... Or nothing
Bartosz Rosol
First Duplex Kitchen Rehab Small Budget
Hi BP,I need your help. I recently bought a duplex (house hack) and I looking to touch up the upstairs kitchen before I post the unit for rent. While my ultimate goal is to replace the cabinets I am unable to do so ri...