Plan is to rent and hold for maybe 5 years or so, then fix up and sell.- So right now, it's a 50's house, it has hardwood floors that had carpet over them, I'd like to have the hardwood floors refinished and looking n...

I’m doing my first rehab on a rental and I’m looking to replace the ceiling lights. Does anyone have any suggestions for cheap but effective lighting to put up? All the small globed lights don’t seem to put bunch l...

My tenant reported a bursting pipe when trying to use an outdoor faucet the first time in spring.  The home was a new construction and still within the builder's warranty, but the builder denied warranty saying it was...

I recently purchased an old Victorian house that has no wall insulation and single pane glass. I'm replacing all the old windows in the house with new double pane vinyl windows. I'm curious if anyone recommends add...

Hello everyone,I'm a teacher by trade and small time investor in San Francisco. I've been looking for my next deal in the bay area, and while there have been some that might meet the 1% rule at best, I can't get my mi...

My offer was just accepted on a duplex and being a first time home buyer AND house hacker, I'm equally excited and as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs but I digress. Anyway, has anyone eve...

I am tired of buying window air units. I generally buy and hold SFRs built from the 1920s-1960s. Most do not have central heat and air systems. I have put in a couple full central systems and it has been too expensive...

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The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...

Hi I'm in a situation regarding mini split system. I Just bought my first rental property, it is 3 flat in a Chicago suburb. I currently have baseboard heater heating and have to pay the entire gas bill my self becaus...

Hi! My husband and I are looking to invest in property to both flip to sell and flip to keep for renting. We are SO NEW and still learning so much, but we’re struggling on deciding WHERE to begin. We are looking to in...