I was just doing some cleaning and found a bid I had gotten a couple years ago from my (former) plumber of mine to do some basic work on my personal residence. I saved it because I planned to start this thread one da...

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Got a voicemail from the local police, saying You need to stop right away the "help with foreclosure" messages (yellow letter'd pre-foreclosures with auction dates in the next month or two) yadda y...

One thing that has always made me generally distrustful of gurus is the question of what motivates anyone to become a guru in the first place. If the methods and techniques taught are are so great, why waste time teac...

I'm putting a new roof on a 1,150 gross sf ft brick 100 year old rowhouse. I've had 2 highly recommended roofers in and my head is exploding.  Roofer #1 only uses PVC, and tells me he'll wrap it over the low parapets ...

I've been a landlord since 2008, but only about six months ago did I decide I wanted to get more serious about real estate investing. I'm an engineer by day, which is why every time I hear an investor or a guru say th...

Long story short, I got locked out of my apartment for over 2 hours last night. The 6 month old Kwikset deadbolt wouldn't turn all the way. While waiting outside I googled some stuff and came up with people saying the...

Something that I've noticed, that really frustrated me, are the snake oil salesman in real estate investing. If i can help anyone avoid being lied to by fake individuals I will. I am an investor in the Indiana area, b...

Hey BP, I have a up-down duplex in Provo, Utah. The basement tenants heard gurgling in the toilet when the washing machine was running upstairs. Initially thought it was a vent blockage, but we had a camera run throug...

Hi all,Just thinking out loud here but would anyone of you consider sharing some equity with your tenants?  I'm coming from the angle that I'm a lazy landlord who doesn't want to deal with maintenance calls and I hate...

I've placed ads for a small house for rent. I've had a few people say it was the husband and wife, child and mother in law or a mom with adult children. This is a small house - 3 bedrooms but really small and I do n...