What do I do if an urgent problem (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) comes up on, say, Christmas Day and the plumber or HVAC guy or whoever can't get to it that day?

Hey everyone, currently living in a house-hack (over/under - we live in the upper unit). Original plan was to move on after a year, but we really like the area. Problem is, it's a wood frame construction, and the nois...

quick summary.
sfr. remodeled home. including new disposal and sink. young tenants (dont seem to be handy). they moved in in march.
got a text on sunday morning that they just noticed the disposal was leaking. they ...

So my lovely little town has a street that is extra wide to accommodate a train track that runs right down the middle of the north and south lanes of the road. 1,000 years ago, I lived 3 blocks from a train in my firs...

I'm looking at this building, ARV (though I plan to hold) is 750k, needs 100k at least (150k pessimistic est), and the seller is down to 425k (mortgage is 410k which I will assume, though I will have to pay back some ...

My Fiance and I own a single family home and rent two upstairs bedrooms out to two roommate/tenants on month-to-month leases.  We did not collect security deposits from either tenant, and instead wrote up explicit "mo...

I have been a member on the site since September of 2013 and I have learned an amazing amount from the site and I thought it was time to try and help others out. I have read a lot of the different Diary forums on B...

Hi all, Bought my first owner occupy multi family, and decided to live in the most runned-down unit to do some repairs.  I'm a mechanical engineer by trade, but have little to no real estate repair experience.  I enjo...

I have a rental duplex in Lakewood, Ohio. This older home has older ceiling fans in the bedrooms.I'm planning to replace all the fans with LED light but wanted to hear peoples experiences on this.My thoughts are, ceil...

I have a two family and just rented out the upstairs to a couple with two young kids.  The husband has excellent references and has been paying the rent on time.  They want to live there long term and he has even done...