So I have a basement that used to get water issues, and I FINALLY got that taken completely taken care of after two years of trial and error (and money).  Now, I can get back on track to finishing the basement as orig...

I am a landlord with a few rental properties and recently acquired a church with an attached house (rectory) which is on the national register.  I have rented the rectory out to help pay the significant expenses of re...

Hey all, we are just about to close on our first BRRRR property that is a 1900's one room school house. Its about 850sq ft, and besides two small (probably about 5'x5') rooms when you first walk in on both sides (wher...

I have a small kitchen contiguous with a large family room.  The floor is tile. Several tiles in the kitchen area are cracked, & I was hoping to remove & replace just the few cracked tiles next to the sink, bu...

So I have a duplex and I am currently renovating the other side. The first floor had new LVT put in by the previous owner. The staircase to the second floor and the second floor itself has original hardwood floors tha...

Myself and other members of the Seller Finance Coalition were up in Washington DC at Capital Hill this week meeting with Senators to gain bipartisan support for HR 1360 (The Seller Finance Enhancement Act). We met wit...

I have a 3rd floor apartment where one of the bedrooms has a hardboard (!) ceiling that's pillowed from a previous roof leak.  (Roof has now been replaced.)  I believe the best way to rectify that is to run furring st...

I don't know if this is a request for some creative ideas or a cautionary tale...We just closed on an investment rental property in a rural area above Phoenix. The seller asked to rent back for a month, to close on he...

Being in South Florida where it's summer 11.5 months of the year it's nice to have ceiling fans to circulate the air in a rental and renters see it as a "plus" although I don't think it's a show stopper.My rentals are...

So I found a duplex property off Zillow with a list price of $499,000 in Amityville. the property is from the 1890s (I Know). It has been kept well, yes things in the house are a bit out for date but everything is mai...