Hey everybody, I am in the process of fixing up a house I bought and am planning to live in it for a bit as a house hack by airbnbing out part of the basement and eventually rent out or potentially sell it on down the...

Hello all, basically I am in the market to acquire a 2 family property. I will use a VA Loan to live in 1 apartment and rent the other. What upgrades should be made to the property to get it rent ready or increase the...

“Good is the Enemy of Great.” 
The concept is that too many people and too many organizations “settle” and take short cuts accepting that “good” is good enough and that they don't need to do the really hard work to b...

I just had a new set of tenants move into my rental. Their initial move-in form noted a few conditions that they asked to have repaired. Although I was able to fix most of the issues, there were one or two that I coul...

1.Replace The Toilets… all the Toilets, everytime2.Don’t use the seal that comes with the toilet, They’re junk, and toilet water may drip into your dining room. Which will make for an awkward dinner party. 3.Wearing a...

State: California
In January of this year I needed to replace the hot & cold water fixtures in my master bath. As I am on the 3rd floor of a 3 story condo complex, and the 2 units below me all share a common wate...

Please forgive me if this has been posted 100 times, but I did not find it when I searched. I recently helped a friend move out of her rental SFH, and the place is pretty trashed. Some of it is pretty obvious landlord...

Just a friendly reminder to you property owners out on BP.
We americans are adamant about taking our cars in for service and oil changes on time. Often our houses are much more expensive then our cars yet we neglect m...

Hey Everyone! I recently purchased a single family home and we were getting a strange smell from the sink in the master bath.  The other bathrooms in the house didn't smell and after some research it was recommended t...

What Should a tenant do it the landlord doesn't get things fixed around the house in a timely manner?