I'm not sure if this is a "success story" or not, but I think I consider it my first successful move as a real estate investor.  It all started about 2 years ago when I decided I was going to buy a house.  For some re...

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We moved to the US in 2021 from Santiago, Chile (I am American and lived abroad 22+ years and my husband is Chilean, now with US residency along with our kids). We are currently rent in Napa, CA and h...

Hello,So I bought a condo here a year ago when I moved down, and now it looks like I'm most likely going to have to move soon. I think I could rent it out and even if I hire a management company still breakeven or mak...

I have taken drywall off all the exterior walls but left the inside walls. The drywall is a bit bumpy, smelly and in need of some repair. The electrician suggests i take out all drywall but thats more demolition cost,...

I just got a house for $120,000. it will be worth $240,000 minimum when I'm done and go to sell it. What are some ways that I can increase the resale on it other than updating kitchen and baths. $240,000 would be the ...

Hello BP,I'm looking at finally taking the plunge and buying my first property.  It's a quad with tenants in place and it should provide cash flow even if I am occupying one unit free of charge.  My question is this: ...

Ok, well I could not pass up this deal a year ago that I happen to get from the original owner. (Now I wish I did pass it up)
I found this house on High st, which is minutes from downtown and sits back from the stree...

I am frustrated. Once again I feel defeated by the awful inspection system of Baltimore City.I just had one of my units inspected and it failed for the most subjective items. Such as:Paint walls in basement laundry ro...

My rentals are in NY state. I recently had a tenant move out after 18 months. The place was left in fair condition. I still spent several hours putting in light bulbs, batteries in the smoke alarms and CO detect...

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I was renting my previous home for about 2 years until the tenants left on dec 22nd. I have been showing the house since the beginning of November and i've shown it to about 50 people so far, I've had 0...