The new tenants moved in 2 months ago. Two weeks later they complained the microwave was not working, so we replaced a new one. Then by end of first month they said there were problems with clothes washer, refrigerato...

So for the past two years I have been managing my family's handful of rental properties and have made the decision to open my own property management company. This is not my first company and I understand how importan...

Hi all! Thanks for being such a wonderful community of helpful and willing guidance counselors! Just want to know if anyone had had a positive experience with a home warranty company...I had 2-10 for the two years I p...

I own homes in another state.   I've leased them out for a number of years and always had the lessee responsible for full maintenance of the property as if they were the homeowner.   The exception to that is I've paid...

I have viewed many tenant occupied properties with horror, wondering how the landlord could get away with it. Stairs to basement broken, hot water tank not working for months, broken windows, one burner on the stove w...

Hi I am starting my journey with real estate investing and I've gotten stuck when it comes to analyzing whether a house is a good deal or not?
How do you know whether things in the house needs to be repaired or not w...

My parents recently had a refrigerator leak on the main floor and the water went down into the basement (in Northern Virginia).  They're having a horrible time with the insurance company to assess and recommend reputa...

In the last three months I have had some unexpected issues at one of my rentals. I needed a full roof replacement (bad storm), a tree fall on my tenants car (same storm), and two furnaces went out in my triplex. Lucki...

We're buying a whole lot of appliances from Lowe's this weekend. For the set of appliances we've chosen for the units, Lowe's has 5 year replacement plans available. According to our numbers, these are running at abou...

Hi everyone.
What kind of contractors should I have on speed-dial in case of any emergency repairs? I can think of HVAC, plumbing, electrical... Who else?Cheers,
Paul