Ok guys. Secured my first house to flip. Wife and I are excited but unsure exactly what to do first after owner moves out here in a week or so. Do we have a cleaning crew come of some kind come in and deep clean every...

How do you protect yourself from something like this:  http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/st...The article states the jury found the apartment complex at fault "for not providing proper security the night...

Hello. Looking at my first multi- unit. Here how it breaks down. Asking $52,000. 3 units.  Two bedroom- $475/ mo. 1 bed $400/mo. Efficiency $200/mo. Rent=$1075 Those are current rents. Efficiency and 2 bed have long t...

One of my Real Estate agents showed me an REO today. I checked the comps in the neighborhood within a half mile since January and they average $405,000. The bank is asking $371,500. They have it listed "as-is" but the...

@david Jacques in another thread mentioned using granite tile as a countertop. Obviously I wouldn't want to do this in anything but a lower end rental or flip, but it seems like a cheap and possibly attractive alt...

Hi Everyone and Landlords,I just got a water bill from the city for like almost $5k. It is 13x of what I used to pay.I checked with my tenants in the building to see if they have any issue with their toilet, sink, tub...

On December 10, 2014 I had an inspection done on the duplex I purchased back in May 2014 by the City of Minneapolis due to a change in ownership.  The inspector passed the interior, but he said that I should paint the...

I know of a house that is up for auction through the 11th. It's listed on the auction site as a 2br/1.5ba, 1891sq ft with a full foundation basement. I know that the "basement", which is really a walkout, has three be...

I know it is fairly common in the Austin area to deal with foundation issues.  I have the money for the repairs and the down payment.  Is it possible to get financing with a foundation repair allowance of some sort, o...

Let me start by saying we are not judgmental people; this post isn't meant to be shaming.  We have a tenant who I would guess is up over 400 lbs.  His toilet split the other day.  We hadn't given any consideration to ...