I have an owner-occupied duplex (100 yr old structure). Great tenants *knocks on wood*. I am stretched past capacity as a full-time working single mom to a young child. If I had one less major responsibility, I'd be f...

I have a couple of townhouses I'm working on and flooring will be one of the decisions. The first is for my daughter and it's on a concrete slab. She wants to do tile but the slab would need more prep due to ol...

I have a 2nd floor bathroom at one of my rentals and I visited it yesterday. The tenant showed me that the drywall in the kitchen ceiling (right below 2nd floor bath) had some soft spot. When I went upstairs I noticed...

I'm renovating a unit in my 5-plex (first multi-family rental property for me). We removed old disgusting carpet, and found fir (?) floors underneath. They have clearly been sanded many times and are kind of thin, but...

I just bought my first rental in Omaha, NE. It's a 3BR 1BA with 1900sqft. I'm putting about $6k into renovations, including rebuilding the bathroom from scratch and new kitchen vinyl floors. The house has about 1000s...

I would appreciate some input on an old 60s bathroom.  It is a rental apartment and I am reworking some plumbing behind the walls.This is a picture of the bathroom.  As you can see ugly teal 4" ceramic wall tiles, whi...

Hey BP,I went to see a potential flip here in Maryland. I wondered what the response on BP would be for an initial rehab estimate.So if any experienced rehabbers wouldn't mind giving their estimates on how much a full...

Hi allI've very recently purchased my first rental property.  It is a small 5 bedroom single family house located in Minnesota.  The house was actually built in 1870, but is in very good condition.  One thing I'm worr...

Hey BP - I am soon to close on my first deal! It is a 2800 sf 2-family in the city of Poughkeepsie, NY.There are certain parts of Poughkeepsie I never would have considered, but this is an improving street near the bu...

I'm in a small but growing community in the Deep South. Some of the nearby neighborhoods have assessments under $10,000, but the homes are past the end of their economic life. It's not unusual for the properties to ha...