My tenant signed a lease 3 days ago.  We did a complete walk-through of the house - no smells, etc.  This morning she is contacting me saying there is a strong "pee" smell in the kitchen and she believes feral cats ar...

I am looking at some flooded properties in Houston.  They are in various states of remediation, from nothing to having virtually been ripped down to the studs.My question refers to outside frame plywood and vapor barr...

Hi Everyone.Kitchener/Waterloo is considered the "Silicon Valley of Canada" because it's a city with a strong tech background (Google, Blackberry, and plenty of tech startups) as well as the University of Waterloo.  I...

Hi everyone, I’m a first time home buyer. My fiancé and I were working to purchase a short sale for around 7 months. The deal eventually fell through and the property is now up for Sheriff sale. We have extensive know...

So I just wanted to stop in and introduce myself. My names John and I live in Houston Texas. My father flips houses and I recently asked him to start helping him when he does so as to learn how. He was pretty happy t...

The short version: I'm looking for creative ideas about structuring a deal to keep an elderly woman in her house for as long as she can.The details: I recently had the pleasure of meeting an elderly woman who asked me...

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I'm running into an issue with getting my wife as excited about this as I am. I don't expect her to all of a sudden have the passion for real estate that I do, but I'm worried I won't be able to capitalize on ...

While I hope my parents live for many more years, my brother and I are well aware of the fact that someday we are going to inherit both our parents' house and another property that they own in a neighboring town. Both...

I just bought a 3 family. Two vacant units. 3rd floor has a young couple. Prior to the purchase I spent time around the property and saw a young guy (not a tenant) going in and out of the property with a small dog. W...