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Hello all! My husband and I have house hacked our house, we made it 2 units, we lived in one portion and Airbnb'd the other which was great because we were able to clean and manage onsite. Now we are exploring traveli...
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So I'm a renter and a landlord currently. We'll be house-hacking in Chicago, but we're moving out of our current apartment to take possession of the new 2-flat we bought. We gave a notice to vacate with our rent to ou...
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I'm seeing wholesalers here in AZ asking 80% ARV flat (no reduction for repairs). Even a light cleaning would take at least 1 month of holding + closing costs on both sides. Almost every "deal" that's hit my Inbox nee...
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Hello group, just bought a property for a rental unit. End row home, LOTS of nicotine, old carpet, old everything.... the unit has lots of gray paneling (covered in nicotine)... thought about cleaning then painting sa...
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Hi all. I just bought my first 8-plex yesterday. I got a sweet deal on a contract for deed. My mind is racing on where to start. I have to get the inspection done first, but after that I have a lot of housekeeping to ...
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Is there any downside in cutting all my gutter down spots and running them away from the house with an extension piece instead of into the ground downspout?
All three of my properties have issues with clogged...
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When a tenant moves out of your rental house, what all needs to be done before re-renting your home? Do I need to fix anything or clean anything in particular before listing my home for rent again...
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If you have properties with communal spaces - how do you manage those in terms of cleanliness ... think kitchens, bathrooms, etc. We're running into some trouble with tenants just leaving things a complete mess, gross...
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I am at work, but my wife just called and said she put in several hours at one of our new properties cleaning the oven and stove. It just seems to me that the work NEVER ends and we get nickeled and dimed by the util...
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Hello everyone, Last month, I started renting a semi-basement in a building in New Jersey. When I moved in, the apartment heating was not working and I had to fight with the landlord and threaten him to not pay rent i...