New investor in the Milwaukee area market.  We are very interested in a duplex in the Milwaukee area.  List price = $149,000; seller claims she has a cash offer of $130,000 and said she'd accept $140,000 from us (conv...

Hi all, first time home investor here. Below is a picture of a Seattle SFR I'm trying to rent out - any advice on increasing curb appeal? Note I already plan on removing the trees.Some things I've considered that woul...

Hey BP members,I am in contact with seller from St. Louis who is looking to sell their property located in the South City area.  I did a quick search on the forums and it's looking like the neighborhood is iffy.  Can ...

My Tenant is complaining that it smells bad when the AC kicks on. She says its starting to make them sick. Has anyone run into this problem? I"m having someone come out to clean the ducts and AC coil but don't know wh...

I am currently under contract for a property in Kansas City built in 1957, recently rehabbed which I have had undergo a home inspection, inspection by Structural engineer and most recently a plumber inspector as the h...

Hello everyone,
We're currently in escrow for a property and recently received the inspection report, which highlighted some concerning findings regarding the plumbing. Specifically, the report mentioned: "The pipe a...

I want to clean the dryer vent since it hasn't been cleaned for a long time.
I figure it shouldn't be hard, I even found a kit for $26 (http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8/).
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Hi Folks,
I have a single family home in a suburb of Saint Paul, Minnesota that I rent out and have had to clean the sewer line typically annually or bi-annually.  The sewer line has a "belly" from the house to about...

Hi All, How would you handle the following scenario? Tenants write you stating that the dishwasher "smells badly" and request that you send someone to fix the dishwasher. What do you say? They have already used Affres...

I have never stayed at a short term rental and I have been hearing all about them. So I go on line and look at a number of Short term rentals. I’m a little unsure about how the pricing goes whether the listed price is...