HI! There is a property that I am very interested in and would like to view.  It has 5 housing units and some rv pads.  The owners are requiring pre-approval in order to even schedule a viewing.  I have never purchase...

Does anyone here have any experience with panelized framing systems? It seems that the benefits are great and would be an excellent choice for spec builds. They appear to be quick build times, have already been throug...

Has anyone ever painted over wallpaper with success? The only reason I ask is painters in my neck of the woods charge between double and triple extra to remove it, compound, and then paint.

This is a house in a midd...

Tenants moved in three months ago and we have already replaced two toilets in the last two months. I got a call this weekend and my maintenance guys worked on it, saying sewer line is clear but some thing is stuck in ...

I am about to purchase my first single-family rental property, and it will need some work to be rent-ready. I am planning the reno now to be ready for when it's time to get to work, and I keep flip flopping on what to...

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Polar Vortex just rolled through [9 degrees with RealFeel -5 degrees] and may have resulted in a clogged drain line (possibly frozen?). The leak went through the 2nd floor tenant's floor, dripped do...

We have a property we acquired subject-to existing financing, so we didn't pay much for the purchase. The plan all along has been to hold it and rent it out. It's in a great middle-income neighborhood in a popular, af...

Happy Weekend everyone,How do all you DIYers and handy folk and husbands learn how to do all this stuff? I've taken some basic classes in a variety of things just aimed at homeowners doing some repairs and home projec...

A house was sitting on the market during this past long cold winter in the Midwest with no heat and utilities. I was told by the realtor that all the pipes broke as a result. Never lived in a place that snows in my wh...

Tenants I just evicted completely maliciously destroyed my house from taking kitchen cabinet doors, shower door, lighting fixtures. fridge, broke windows and more but the worst was writing in permenant marker vulgar a...