It finally happened.  Just closed on my first property in Dallas and one month in - the A/C died.  Can't blame the inspector too much - he notated that the unit was 20 + years old but didn't actually run it because it...

Hello all,
Curious who else has had to purchase a new HVAC for a rental property this year?  I have quotes all the way from $8,850 - $13,250.  The house is a 4bd/2ba 2,300 square foot.  These quotes are for a Goodman...

I have a 1200sqf 3/1 ranch with a mild bedbug infestation.  I'm trying to figure out the most effective approach (chemical vs heat vs cold vs fumigation, etc).  Mt specific question relates to heat treatments.  Does a...

After years of regular real estate development where I needed to travel by plane. As a result, I discovered that many aircraft owners like me were experiencing a shortage of hangars. Naturally, owners didn’t want thei...

Hi,

My name is Matt and I have been visiting the site for a while and finally decided to join after learning quite a bit from all the knowledgeable members on the site. There is so much info to suck up from a...

Hello! So long story short, I had a boiler specialist out to our property (closed last Thursday) to see why it wasn't getting warm. They opened it and said it's very, very obviously a hack job and they even had speake...

Hello BP,
I've been dealing with a massive headache for the past 10 days and I'd like to get some of you guys' opinion about thermostats in rental properties and how you do it.Obviously, our number #1 priority as lan...

Morning everyone!
I haven't posted in a few days so I figured I'd jump in here and get a discussion started. I have a goal to post at least once a week to get to know you guys as well as make sure I'm consistently le...

BP - I live in Houston, TX, and unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about widespread flooding from Hurricane Harvey.  I personally did not flood, but there are neighborhoods that have been heavily...