New Chicago house hacker here, moving in and starting with a bathroom gut in my own unit. Doing as much of the work myself as I can. My 3-flat was built in 1905 and "rehabbed" in 2006. Should I get my materials tested...

A tenant just moved out of my rental property and there is a urine odor throughout the first floor.  The floors are vinyl planks (Allure Trafficmaster).  She had a cat and signed a pet addendum that obligates her to p...

Hello Bigger Pockets family I have finally finished my 520 sqft tiling project. I would like to share with you all some tips that I have learned along the way. Hopefully this will help you not make the mistakes I made...

Hi all:I own a coastal property in Moss Landing, CA that is currently rented and is an investment for me.  It is paid for and is one block from the beach at an elevation of only 17 feet above sea level.  It has not ha...

Have some vacants I am reconditioning to rent out.

Looked at carpet.Found a happy medium at .80 sq ft.and 8 pound plush scotch guard pad at .85 sq ft.

This is at Home Depot with a very low installation fee of around...

Hello BP ,Herewith is a copy of my tenant's text. She is renting one of our rentals which is on a high end complex. (High ceilings with exposed beams, 2BR 2.5 Ba, all granite counters, all hardwood....and at least 20 ...

Hi everyone!I'm in the process of trying to select flooring for my live in flip. My husband and I will be living in this house for 3 years minimum so I don't want to go cheap with flooring but don't wanna go too expen...

Hi all, I posted in another forum about the actual water in basement problem (appears to be water seeping in due to heavy rains, may call a basement waterproofer) but I have another immediate issue I need to figure ou...

Hello,

I crawled through the crawlspace in a house I am preparing to rent yesterday and found the earth was damp where water has come in from the vents during a recent heavy rain.

There are no rain gutt...