looking seriously at little dumpy house in poor working class neighborhood.gf n I've been socially distancing because she's out working with public & i have roommate/renter that has asbestos health issues & if...

I flipped my own house with a REALLY massive remodel (even changed layout and added a third floor) in 2008 and cleared $50k on that after the crash.  I've been on the verge of investing in rentals several times since ...

Hi all -- looking for some advice. My tenant has been complaining that there are cockroaches in the unit. When I purchased the property, there weren't any. I do inspections about once a month and this tenant isn't the...

Hi all,Wanted to share my new (and second) project I've been working on since October 1st. As a background, I'm a general handyman and my father in law is a retired contractor.  I previously renovated my duplex (which...

Hello all, my name is Jerrud I am 35yrs old and I currently work full-time for a large Pharmaceutical company as an Associate in Third Party Manufacturing Quality in Saint Joseph Missouri population of  80,000 people....

Hello, Frequent visitor to this forum to learn about landlord for the last few years and have a few rental properties in DFW area. However, this time I need some feedback from other landlord. I understand that landlor...

I'm working with a landlord whose last tenant killed himself in the unit and was not discovered for two weeks in the middle of summer. The landlord hired ServPro to "clean up" the place but the smell still lingers....

On one of my recent specs I thought it would be fun to document the project with pics. So I will share here the pictures and documents for anyone who may be considering specs, or is simply interested in following the ...

Hi, I have my eye on a fire damaged house going for 75k in an area that comps for 200k. The numbers look good but I have never dealt with a fire house. Walls and structure look good but the entire roof will need to be...

Hello everyone,I'm curious how I should go about finding a real estate agent that can make offers for me on short sales and distressed properties in the Colorado Springs area.  I don't want to be a burden to there tim...