Hey Y'all,I recently installed a storm door at my primary and enjoy it so much I am looking at installing these at my short and medium term rentals.  I found some discussions on general tradeoffs for having a storm do...

Hi everyone.  I recently bought a rental property and I need to replace the range oven.  Question, is it better to by a flat surface top or one that has heating coils instead? Aesthetically the flat top looks better, ...

I have a 90 year old house and am removing a large Murphy bed that is attached to the plaster wall. Toward the ceiling, these screws are securing the bed frame to the wall. The head of them is perfectly round, so I...

BP Chicago Folks—in preparation for my upcoming “landlordom,” I’ve been researching the Chicago Landlord-Tenant Ordinance, “Subleasing” pasted below.The landlord must accept a reasonable subtenant offered by the tenan...

I own a condo in SoCal, but live in NorCal.  For the first three years, my daughter lived there with a roommate.  She's moved out, and I have two unrelated tenants there now. (2/2 unit).  One of the tenants has been t...

I found a small multi-family property (4 units, 2BR/1BA per unit) and it qualifies for FHA financing. I am thinking about living in a spare unit (the other 3 units are currently renting at $550/mo each). Has any of yo...

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I'm Mallory, originally from the Twin Cities. After teaching abroad/travelling for a few years, I'm now settling in Seattle (Lake Forest Park). I found BP via the podcast which I listen to voraciously!

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Seems like rent has risen significantly. Properties nearby that used to rent for $1800 a month are now asking $2400. One is asking $2750. I don't know if they are actually getting that but that's what they are a...

Hi all,I am a brand new investor just purchased my first 2 single family homes out of state. We got one last year and its been rented under management and everything has gone great on that one. We got the 2nd home thi...

Hi there! I recently acquired a set of old kitchen cabinets and cupboards. I would like to turn them into luxury style white cabinets. Does anyone know how to do this or does anyone have learning resources I can look ...