I have a single family rental under contract. During the inspection period, I had an electrician look at the home because it has aluminum wiring. He said it wasn’t up to code and potentially hazardous due to improper ...

Hi BP,Looking for advice regarding one of my rental houses in baltimore.  The original problem that came up in the inspection was that some bricks at the top of the chimney were crumbling. We were told it should only ...

One of my tenants has asked if she can have a satellite dish installed by the cable company and needs a note from me granting permission before she can do it.

Do you folks allow dishes on your properties? This is th...

I have a tenant that told me one of their bedrooms was having the power go out only to flicker back on after 10 min and then be totally back after 15 min.  they were running the lights, a tv, and a space heater (1500 ...

I am rehabbing this 1st property.  Part of closing negotiations was that they replace the breaker box.  They hired a professional electrician who installed a 125 amp breaker box.  It looks like they did a very good jo...

I'm very interested in LED lighting, and we're starting to try it in our home.  These lightbulbs  are (in theory) meant to last 20+ years (ask me when I'm 65 how that's working out.)  And they are very cheap to run pe...

A house I am purchasing was built in the late 50's and has several outlets that are not grounded. The inspector suggested I install GFIC outlets. Do I need to replace all non grounded outlets with gfic outlets or can ...

As of late, I have been receiving a slew of colleague requests with no accompanying message of introduction.  My personal practice is to ignore such requests and I apply it consistently just like tenant screening - so...

Why do our renovation expenses seem to be so much more expensive than investors I hear on BP podcasts or at conferences, etc.?  I hear investors repeatedly quoting renovation expenses of value-add apartment renovation...

Bought a duplex and I need to put appliances in. Was wondering whether I should look for used on Craigslist or buy new. Thinking with Black Friday coming up I might be able to find some good deals on new. looking for ...