As a real estate investor, I'm sure your experience is like mine in that you've seen some of the most ridiculous DIY nonsense ever installed to horrific and hilarious effect. I actually created a picture project to do...

I have a house I'm listing for sale and the seller is a friend of a friend.  His cat, however, is no friend of mine.My client has gone nose-blind to the horrific smell.  When I say "smell", I mean "stench of ammonia a...

Hi all,I wanted to ask folks on the forum some advice about an issue we found out today.We purchased a rental property in Riverside County in Southern CA in 2013. This was a foreclosure, so we never met the previous o...

First of all, this is a great website and forum. I'm just now posting after being a member for some time. I have learned a great deal so far from the various posts. They provide a lot of immediately useful info. I am...

Usually removing a dishwasher is easy . Not this time . I get a call from a customer that her hardwood floors are buckling in her kitchen .I go over and the dishwasher is leaking , its 15 years old . I give her the na...

Water Control Feedback - Adjacent Property Drains to My Crawlspace and Mold ObservedI'm moving forward with an MF purchase in C+ area. Adjacent property pitches towards back of my house, water enters crawlspace, and ...

My tenant supposedly dropped a wine bottle cracking two tiles in the kitchen floor.  The tile contractor that I've worked with in the past evaluated the damaged.  He said the damaged tiles could be replaced easily and...

Hi,I have tenants that are ignoring the no smoking addendum in their lease and smoking both weed and cigarettes in their unit daily.  So far I've only communicated via text or face-to-face that they are violating thei...

I've decided to get started with investing by house hacking my 4 bedroom home. I've got 3 available rooms and I am seeking advice on how to run ads. -Do I run ads for each room individually and wait for 1 room to be f...

Hi, we are pretty new to landlording and have a question about a duplex we purchased several months ago.  The 2nd floor tenants recently moved out and we are taking the opportunity to upgrade the electric in the apart...