A house I will likely be placing a bid on Monday has ugly torn wallpaper which will need to be removed.   I have experience removing wallpaper with a wet sponge and scraper as a kid and it was a nightmare. I will be p...

I am not doing very well so far in my search for a good investment property. I have been looking for the past couple months for anything on the MLS that would be a decent investment.  At most I'm seeing about 2%  5 y...

I help a lot of landlords buy and rent out Chicagoland rental buildings. -- On occasion, the rental unit has gotten to be too outdated to attract quality renters.How do you determine the quality level for upgrades in ...

I bought and remodeled a property in Arlington TX a few months ago, and my plan was to do a wrap.  The remodel was pretty basic, but it presents pretty well.  Now I'm trying to sell with an owner finance.  I was under...

I've searched every keyword(s) possible here at BP and while finding some info I wanted to get more insight. If there has already been a discussion that I didn't find feel free to post a link for me.

My duplex was bu...

Hi -- I'm working on a house that will be in a lower-income rental area. I pulled up the carpets (which had 30 years of dirt and dust under them) and found good hardwood floors. There are many imperfections due to t...

This may be a stupid question, but here it goes. I bought a SFR rental that needed a ton of work. We gutted the bathroom and kitchen. So the house has new tile bathroom, new vanity, toliet, tiled shower, new kitche...

Hi guys! I put in an offer on my first cash flow prop. And it has been accepted!! How ever I am now second guessing if buying in that Particular neighborhood was a good choice. There is not a lot of diversity, doesn’t...

Still trying to understand what we have to do to accommodate a service animal, but long story short, we have a tenant  (the only person listed on the lease) that we have noticed the smell of dog and cat when our lease...

Well, I just got a message from them that they want me to get the house tested for lead and asbestos, and they need those tests before they will give a deposit. Is this reasonable?? They *do* have a 10-month-old boy...