In August of 2015 I bought my first investment property and I have had two roomates living me and paying me rent.  I am about to buy my second property and I have three tenants lined up.  For the first property though...

I am struggling to decide whether to replace the windows on my flip or not. I have estimated that I would be able to replace all windows for 4k and another 1.5k would be spent on new siding, which is marginal. The cur...

Need to replace 13 windows in a prospective investment property--all the same size basically. Local dealer wanted to know if I wanted to replace the whole window or if I wanted replacement inserts. I wasn't quite sure...

Hello BPers,I'm looking into purchasing a condo as a rental unit and it looks like interior improvements will be needed. The biggest being the terrible stained carpet.  Does anyone have recommendations on replacement ...

Hi,  I need to replace all the windows in a house that we are flipping.  Can anyone recommend a good company / contractor with reasonable prices around the Chicago land area? Thanks

We recently rented our nephews home to tenents (we are acting as property managers for him while he is in college) and the above-the-stove microwave has stopped working. Is it acceptable to replace it with one that si...

Hoping some of the Greensboro/High Point, NC area members can point me in the right direction to get the HVAC in one of my rental homes replaced at a reasonable cost, for a reasonable unit, on a single zone 1900 sqft,...

HiI have a 3/3 near the stadiums in bmore. It was renovated before I bought it, and the windows are fine, but drafty and in some cases broken (mechanicals, not glass). The windows don't look terrible - but I know they...

I purchased a duplex ( 3br 2 ba 2 car garage) 3 years ago an inherited a tenant. The tenant has lived in the unit for 8 years and pays rent on time. She is complaining about the carpet which is 20 years old. The carpe...

After how long a 1031 exchange replacement property can be used as a owner occupied.