Recently, I had to pay $60 for an HVAC tech to simply tell me that the air filter needed to be changed on a 4-month old HVAC system in one of my rentals. The tenant called and stated that the air temperature was readi...

I had coffee recently with a retired real estate investor of 40 years. We talked about real estate cycles, flipping properties, the meltdown of 2008, and other things. He started telling me about some of his rehab hou...

Hey everyone, what tools/method do you use for estimating the cost of maintenance and repairs of a multi-family home (2-4 units) ?

Good morning all,
I have a quick question for the community. One of my tenant from my  rental that is currently managed by property manager. I received a text from tenant that the freezer is not working and his food ...

A capital expenditure is money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment. This would include architectural fees, new equipment, cost of protec...

Hey folks - I may be closing on a property soon in the westpark/jefferson area. I'm in a bit of a pickle deciding whether to ..1 - vacate the currently occupied unit and take the next 1-2 months to do some minor upgra...

Happy New Year everyone –
I made my first deal a few months back, two townhomes in a four-unit complex. One of the units was vacant, the other occupied with a Section 8 tenant.
Last month, the inherited tenant men...

I am so upset that I could cry.  My tenant notified me a couple weeks ago that "in the past week the dishwasher has been leaking".  She forwarded pictures to me showing that the pantry next to it has water damage so s...

Do you put any appliances or furniture in your long term rentals(Over 1 year)? If you leave your primary residence and begin to use it as a rental do you leave anything in it when you move out? 

What appliances are most typical to provide (just finished rehabbing a SFR in Cleveland)?- stove?- refrigerator?- washer and dryer? - microwave?- other?