We had a tenant who has been very good for about a year and a half.  About 2 weeks ago, they told us they needed to break their lease early.   Problematic pregnancy and the wife wanted to be near her mother.   We unde...

I have a Indy SFH that recently experienced sewer/storm water drainage backup into the basement floor drain. Got that jetted and cleared, but now have a messy residue left behind. Not sure what all came up, but it's n...

Alright. You just bought a house that needs some TLC in just about every aspect. Carpets need ripped out, walls need painted, windows need replaced, wood floors need refinished, kitchen and bathroom need updating, etc...

I own a lot near Wears Valley. It's about 1.5 acres, has a decent view (B+) and is a short drive to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.For those of you who know this market, what size...

http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAKCN...Ontario will be spending $5.4 billion to cut the carbon footprint and phase out natural gas for heating. While the argument is based solely on the potential environ...

After reading many post here on using an ozone generator to help eliminate apartment smells, I went ahead and purchased one.I have a unit that had a smell to it. Cleaned the walls, painted everything, replace carpet a...

I'm looking for some feedback on the typical items that are done to a property during turnover to a new tenant.  I have a rental property in Charlotte, NC and I've had a property management company in place since the ...

My husband and I moved out of our leased home a few weeks ago. We always kept the place extremely neat & clean the entire 13 months we lived there. We actually own and operate a high-end luxury home cleaning busin...

lately my agent finds me a very quadplex that give very impressive ROI, all the units are occupied, several renters live there for very long time.The biggest road blocker is the seller installed a solar panel ,if I ne...

Hi I am starting my journey with real estate investing and I've gotten stuck when it comes to analyzing whether a house is a good deal or not?
How do you know whether things in the house needs to be repaired or not w...