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...

Recently went to court with an eviction.  After getting behind close to two months rent I started the process.  Tenant is a mother with two kids.  She's always late, but this is the first time I didn't see all the ren...

This is my second rehab property and the whole house has paneling on it including the ceiling. What is the best way to go with this? Should I tear it off and put up new dry wall, paint over it or tear it down and pu...

I currently manage 9 properties and I live about hour and half from the properties.  Over the last two years, I have had major issues with the roof in a duplex.  The original builder did a crappy job.  Last year, I ha...

Previous owner had ceiling light fan combo powered from a receptacle. There's a normal, light switch by the door. So I expected when I pulled down the fan to find a hole and a lead, but there was nothing. Ceiling look...

Hi! I'm new to BP and can't believe all that is available here! Amazing. Thanks!I'm buying my first "rent by the room" property, closing. Mar 16!. Given the area, the highest demand is traveling RNd, temp IT folks &am...

Hello, Recently, there was water dripping through my ceiling and we thought it was a broker pipe. It turned out to be a problem with the AC that cause the leak, but the repair man the landlord sent made a huge hole in...

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I purchased my first flip house on Monday and as a new real estate investor, I would like to get some experienced rehabber's opinions on the threat of asbestos. I searched BP for asbestos-related forums b...

I have ran my own numbers and I feel like I am getting a really good deal here, but I would like you seasoned rehabbers to let me know your take on it.To give a little background....This is a lower end neighborhood, s...

There is a property I'm looking at that has (on paper) 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. There is a spacious 5th room in the finished attic that is not considered habitable because it's under the 7 ft. ceiling height. Looking up r...