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The patient isn't dead, but he's in a coma (biggerpockets.com)

I am sure everybody has encountered the nit picky tenant. They may be a good paying tenant, but they annoy you to death with every little thing wrong in the home.Obviously I pride myself on getting real repairs, repai...

I've often wondered why almost ALL apartments, Duplexes and just about any residential rental real estate including new homes all have electric ranges.

I'm a BIG fan of gas ranges as are most home cooks and professio...

I have agreed to buy my first SFH investment property from a TK (turnkey) and just received the inspection report. The SFH is 60 years old but was represented as being "fully rehabbed". The inspection report is con...

I currently have (3) rental properties and was wondering what other landlords do for quarterly inspections- if you do an informal walk around of the outside and inside of the property or if you have formal checklist t...

My neighbor ordered a complete kitchen from Home Depot, plus installation.  She paid for the entire project at the end of August, and has been given the run around ever since.The original contractor has either quit or...

I had all the exterior locks rekeyed on the house this morning after tenants moved out.  They were very high-maintenance tenants and things did not end on very good terms so I needed to make sure the locks were rekeye...

Hi everyone, looking to purchase my first mid-term rental property and I am looking for any and all information that anybody might want to share. The ups and downs, what to look for, and what to stay away from? There ...

My fellow landlords...are you rekeying existing locks between tenants, changing them out completely or leaving them the same? I have previously switched out the locks completely but am considering just having them re-...

Hey gang,We purchased our first duplex this past month.  A large building that cash flows well.. A nice one to boot at that.  Anyway, I am curious to hear from you all..... regarding this.1.)  How often do you check o...