My 40 gallon water heater is about 15 years old. I don't think it's ever been replaced. We have very hard water, which apparently means lots of sediment. The inspector suggested that the sediment could be/is so high i...

I bought a house and had a checked out, well approved applicant sign a lease starting Jan 20th. He paid the full security deposit and rent up to Feb 28th. The next payment is due March 1st. I told him to sign up fo...

We are attempting to determine if it is worth it to buy/install HVAC prior to appraisal. How much have you seen HVAC impact appraised value? We are definitely going to get one, it is just a matter of managing cash out...

I'm looking to do my first house hack in Fresno, Ca.  I stated I was planning to live in the property for a year, and then look for another so I could take advantage of the favorable financing that would qualify me fo...

I signed a one year lease and moved out one month early. I asked the landlord if it would be OK and he said it was fine. I found him tenants with good credit before the end of the month. Steam cleaned the carpets, etc...

Hello BP peeps!My husband and I closed on our first SFH in a B+ neighborhood at the end of June.  After a couple of weekends of hard work to get it where we wanted, we listed the property on Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads, C...

People seem to expect their water heaters to last 10-15 years. Are you guys just letting it corrode as soon as the first anode rod is eaten up? How do you go through water heaters so fast?

I am a new investor looking to find a good area to buy a property.  I live in the Bay Area and can not afford to start here and therefore need to research a good place to start.  How do you find a good place to invest...

Hi,New here, hopefully posting in the right category.I recently purchased a new property. And roughly a few weeks after moving, still unpacking we noticed some serious grading taking place on the other side of our fen...