Full disclosure! I never had to repair a chimney before and my knowledge in this regard is quite limited. I have purchase a property where the seller disclosed " Chimney Flu Sleeve is Cracked". I looked it up online a...

We recently closed on our first short-term rental in Norfolk, Virginia.  We love the mid-Atlantic area, and hope to retire here in the future.  There are many suggested tips for providing a great experience for guests...

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I’m Ralph Scott, and my wife and I are currently making a migration from SE Wisconsin to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. My RE background started in college with a BS degree in Business/RE from a CA...

Hello,So first time home buyer recently purchased a property. Seller listed "NO known issues with fireplace/stove/chimney in disclosure report" Had full home inspection done where inspector brought up possible issues ...

We recently bought a duplex to live in one unit and rent the other. Our unit has a fireplace whose vent to chimney has been sealed, but it has a pipe coming up from the floor that is capped. We assume that's a gas lin...

I need some guidance involving what to do for a maintenance check. Tenants have been in the home for 1 year (2 yr lease). We have been in the home on a few occasions for various issues but have never done a specific c...

Hello! Down here in Texas during the freak weather my rental property lost power for a day. The tenant, an elderly woman, lit a fire in the fireplace (14 hours) and it started a fire in the house burning all surroundi...

I have a 2 bedroom cabin in the mountains that has a great open living space with fireplace. the fireplace has a capped off natural gas line in it. I’ve been SRTing on Airbnb the last couple years. Never really any is...

I have a property in Riverdale, GA.A tenant has been in the property for one year. To renew the lease, they wanted some repairs and improvements which I agreed to do.We did run into some difficulty with installing new...

So I'm looking into acquiring my next property. And I have one in my sights. A run down 6 unit. It needs some updates. But otherwise pretty good shape. But my contractor has advised me that in the great city of Low...