Hey everyone,I have to make a decision today on a rental property I'm working on. There is a wood-burning fireplace in the living room (not sure if chimney is clean/clear). Anyway, the stack coming out of the roof if ...

Ok, the company I work for manages some low income houses in a rough area. Every time someone moves we have to go in immediately and take all the appliances out and put in storage, and board up the windows to secu...

Recently we've started work on an inner-city house flip. Turns out, this property is a known homeless hangout. We didn't know this at the time of inspection, but since then we have had several run-ins with 2-3 homeles...

Help!  I can't seems to properly evict rodents from one of my properties.  I have a 3rd floor condo in South Carolina with a rodent problem.  It is pre-existing to my tenants and they appear to be clean people.  My cl...

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I'm in the process of buying my first ever home. My plan is to buy a cosmetically distressed property and fix it up while I live in it. After about 2 years, I plan on either renting it out for cas...

Ideas I had:• Nest automates thermostats and one day in the near future is a good implementation in B rentals• HVAC or dishwasher breaks and technology can alert you• Technology good for B and A class• Class B rentals...

Hello, I own a duplex and I currently live in one side and rent out the other, although I intend to move before the end of this year when I will rent out both sides for LTRs.  The air conditioner and heating system on...

I'm starting to add to my rental portfolio and looking to see if I should switch to electronic door locks or traditional key & lock...... I'm fearful that the electronic door locks might cause more glitches and is...

I have always read that you should never take over a rental property where the landlord/owner pays the heat & hotwater. What has the experience on the board been?? Has anyone ever taken over a small multi-family...

Just picked up an 8000sqft building in Western mass (7 apartment, 1 commercial space) that is heated by oil and paid for by the landlord.  My partner and I are looking at creating a dual fuel system, where heat pumps ...