We were on a budget when we bought our foreclosure.  It had hideous old 80s style countertops.  You know, the old fake yellow wood stuff.  We spent a lot of time comparing all of the cheaper and creative options withi...

Looking at purchasing rental property(s) in a Phoenix neighborhood.  Everything about the neighborhood is great, except the stray cat problem.  There is a cat colony there, not just one house, throughout the small nei...

This is going to be long and I wasn't even sure what to search for to see if something similar has been asked but here goes. Rental permit was up for re-inspection in March. At the time my 4 plex had 1 renovated unit,...

Just bought my first duplex, walked into it and noticed a crack in the molding on s countertop in the kitchen. I pulled up the counter top and it popped right off and several roaches crawled out. Ew.

This is the only...

I’m in the process of selling my business(food) and the building it’s located in to my partner, I will net about $2m for my 1/3 of everything.I want to re-invest most of this money( after I pay off all my bullshit deb...

A few months ago my tenant e-mailed me and said "We've had 3 bats in the house in the past 2 weeks and this morning one was in our bed when we woke up." The went on to say that they got their rabies shots.5 days late...

So to touch on the subject of my post, I got to mow the grass at my duplex and cut down 5 foot tall weeds, because my mower has apparently not shown up and I got a call from the chief of police on Friday, yay! Also go...

Hi Folks,What a great site. Glad to have stumbled upon it a few weeks ago. Here's a bit about me:I live in the hills outside of a little town called Ukiah, about 2 hours north of San Francisco. I grew up here, and mov...

You Can Learn Everywhere, Even Shopping at IKEA!Studying how people and companies that have had tremendous success is a key to your success.  We usually refer to this as finding a mentor, getting a coach, or shadowing...

Have you ever had to deal with another landlord who is a slumlord?I am in a small condo building and my unit A is adjacent to another unit B.  I rent out unit A and the other owner rents out unit B.  I maintain unit A...