Hi everybody, and thanks for any ideas you might have about this. I looked at my first potential rental unit last week, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass. Here's the skizzy:Two-family unit, B-grade, fair condition...

Extensive drywall repair needed in over 1/3 of this 4BR/2BA in Washington,DC. Price includes partial cleaning and then painting of 8 radiators.  Contractor's painters are employees with 10-20 yrs tenure with company. ...

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I've had my MA real estate sales license for 2 years now specifically so I could utilize the MLS for investing purposes (analyzing comps, etc.). Now I am ready to take on some listings for clients! Th...

So I've been running into a lot of houses lately that have bowing foundation walls or other foundation problems (in my case it has mainly been from frost heave and poor grading on the exterior of the house) and have b...

Hi All,This is a repost as I put it in the wrong forum earlier. My apologies. Would appreciate your thoughts. Second multi-unit, first real rehab. 100k budget and 70k in. So I have a three flat that I have been rehabb...

We're in DC renting a 100 year old row house. Everything works but it has plenty of  quirks and flaws in the plaster and trim and flooring.  We were going to bring a camera and let the tenant take pics of whatever she...

I had bought a SFH for $325K last year as a primary residence (to get better rates) in Charlotte NC. Now I plan to rent it out for market rate of $2200. The mortgage including taxes/insurance comes to around $1500. Af...

So in retrospect I probably should've made an in-person offer on Saturday, but I somewhat chickened out and took a different approach.Heading into the showing, I knew that he valued his property at around $120K, which...

I'm looking to purchase a newly renovated 2 family home in Jersey City Heights less than a block from public transportation into the city. The home is selling for $509k I am thinking of putting in an offer for $490k (...

It's been 3+ years since I welcomed new tenants, and I've forgotten a lot of details! I'm looking for suggested timelines to collect security deposit & fees, sign the lease, and hand over the keys.I'm looking at a...