I've been renting houses and duplexes for almost 12 years now, and this is the first time I've encountered this problem.I have a 3BR/1BA SFH that 3 guys in their 20's-30's started renting about a year ago.  When they ...

Ok, I am puzzled about the Chinese Drywall problem, issue or hazard....I just discovered the subject as the topic of several posts....  I had not heard of Chinese Drywall until today so far as I can remember.  The rea...

How do you put a price on the weirdness factor of a house when buying a property? Do you think an extremely custom/DIY rental unit will draw in OR push away possible renters?I just got through walking the most beautif...

I purchased a property about six months ago that went through a three piecemeal inspections with a home inspection firm.  Each home inspection didn't cover the entire house, but only portions of the house they were ab...

Sunday of last week my tenant found a mold issue growing on the corner of a laundry room wall. We got a contractor out next day to give a quote. Contractor started the job on the Thursday. To give additional context, ...

I know that a lot of investors don't bother to repair a lot of the problems found in an inspection report. But how do you choose what to address and what not to? As a buy and hold investor, my instinct is to address a...

Dear BP Community:We are buyers on a property where the appraiser unexpectedly appraised the property to be in Below Average Condition. Our lender informed us that in order to qualify for a conventional loan, the prop...

I have a question that I would love feedback on.  I have found a property (3 bed / 2 ba SFR) that I have the opportunity to purchase for $150k and it will rent (great school district and highly sought after area) for ...

Hi guys.Landlord question:We have a two story duplex in a C/C- neighbor in Orlando FL. Our upstairs tenant has been complaining about the staircase conditions since she moved in January.We had it scheduled to be repla...