hello All. I purchased home with a two stour addiction that has rough cedar exterior walls. The walls were left to the elements for some years and have turned almost black. I wondered if they can be cleaned with somet...

For those that own homes with painted siding whether it be hardi board, asbestos siding, or wood lap siding, how long do you go between paintings?

I'm mainly interested in asbestos siding as opposed to wood lap boa...

by CalculatedRisk on 1/07/2010 09:11:00 AM

From Reuters: U.S. apartment vacancy rate hits 30-year high

The U.S. apartment vacancy rate rose to an almost 30-year high of 8 percent in the fourth quarter, and rents...

You amazing investors who have a large sample size, what are the things you can count on maintaining or replacing every month?

Here's what I've seen with my 3 units:

1. Microwave stuff - just replace this when it b...

Last time I sold one and bought two replacement properties, and that worked out great for cash flow and appreciation. Went from 10K a year cash flow on a paid off property and 30K a year appreciation to 170K appreciat...

Hello everyone, I'm renovating a property. The previous owner glued green carpet on the back patio and the front walkway. I'm in the process of scraping it all off, but it's leaving stains.

Ideas on how to resurface ...

Hi everyone. I have some new tenants that i moved in this month. They called me and said there was an issue with the toilet. however, theres a handyman in the house and they said they can fix it no problem. they repla...

I just received an offer letter earlier today and I am required to sign the real estate purchase contract by 9 am tomorrow. I spoke with the broker about this and she mentioned that’s how things are done in Ohio. Is t...

In case you haven't heard, Congress is under pressure to raise the national debt ceiling before Oct. 18th to prevent the U.S. government from running out of money to pay its bills. If Congress fails to suspend or rais...

Hello BP Memphis,My tenants reported water coming form the foundation and a slow draining sink recently.  Plumbers put a camera down the line and said that the cast iron drain has collapsed somewhere in the middle of ...