Hello!About 2 weeks ago the wife and I closed on our new home. Everything looked great until carpet cleaners hit the carpets with a black light and found all the stains left behind from the previous owners pets X.X. W...

Should the age of a home worry a real estate investor? Specifically a rental investor? I am looking at obtaining my second rental property and in my area a lot of the homes are old. 60-70 years or even more. Should I ...

I've recently installed a new vinyl window in a rental to replace the old cubed block glass that was in there. This is a 1950's house with only one window that is in the shower. I need something to let light in whil...

Hello everyone, I have an offer on a HUD home which was accepted, however their was mold in the basement. This made me first switch my loan from USDA, to 203B to remove the mold. I have gotten an estimate on the mol...

Hello all, I have a vacant unit and I am getting ready to do some updates.  My business partner and I were at Lowes looking at flooring and noticed the peel and stick vinyl plank tile.  It looks really good for a rent...

Hi all, I'm fairly new to the forum and have never formally introduced myself. I'm Ian and I have spent the last six months or so educating myself on REI and reading through the forums. I have started to form my "team...

I am remodeling two small bathrooms in a small house for a rental in A class neighborhood. Houston suburb good schools. I can get 1350-1500 rent for my 1100sqft 2/2/2.

I have read some people say you should put dark...

So guys, I have never seen this until today. I received a call from a prospective tenant and answered their questions about a property for rent. I then went into my Zillow landlord account to respond to another emai...

I was in the floor store looking at laminate and the store employee asked me what color the furniture was so that the laminate wouldn't clash. This hadn't occurred to me, since the house is vacant right now. Is there ...

I collected a hefty holding deposit from them a month ago to hold the place for them. Last night was our appointment to meet and collect first/last months rent, get the lease signed, and give them keys. Got it all don...