Any thoughts on painting brick? My 1st investment property has an interior brick wall. I'm considering painting it. Any thoughts on colors or how it may affect value. Also considering painting the exterior brick.

I would love to get the BP Community's opinion on how to spruce up the porch area of a duplex of mine. I am far from an expert and figured the community would be better than me at coming up with ideas. I'll add a pict...

I renovated my home myself (I'm a contractor) over the course of 2017 and 2018. I rented the property in 2018. I did extensive renovations. I'd like to increase the basis of my home with the cost of items like: Kit...

Is anyone else seeing a growing trend of banks doing repairs on REO’s prior to listing them? Is this another way for them to combat “flipping”?

LED Lighting (fixtures)So incandescent is out, CFL’s lasted about two years and now we have LED bulbs but even better... LED fixtures! I’ve started changing out fixtures (as needed – interior and exterior) for the new...

Hi Everyone, First, thanks to those who advise me to refinance our old primary to buy a new home. We just finished refinance and use it as the down payment for a brand new house, and it will be closed in couple days. ...

I have three short term rentals that I rent out on Airbnb. This mountain house was a different project for me. The house had great bones and structural integrity, but just needed a little love. We finished October 14 ...

I own a condo inhabited by four unrelated individuals, which is legal in Raleigh, NC. As landlord I pay the utility bills and just don't get how each resident can use 86 gal of water daily. I was told that this is not...

Hey guys, so I just closed on my first duplex... I'll be living in one of the units.... however, I travel Mon-Thurs each week and going to really try this Airbnb thing out. The house is very close to University of Cin...

Hi everyone, I’m currently beginning my search for a single family or small multi family property in the metro Denver area. My plan is to house hack and rent out the rooms to younger professionals in the Denver area. ...