Hi all, I haven't had time to post here on BP lately because I've been kind of preoccupied with being pregnant (2 more months to go!), but we're having a potentially major issue with one of our properties and thought ...

Hey BP,So I just got my first house under contract (woohoo!) and everything looks good. Rehab is pretty straight forward, except for one thing: there's definitely foundation issues. There's a pretty solid vertical cra...

Who is reponsible for maintenance such as gutter cleaning and roto rooter? The LL or the tenant?

I have the impression that if it's not the tenants fault to clog the gutters or the sewer, the landlord should take c...

I have a sfh that has a French drain in the front of the house. They called this morning and said the basement was wet. I just left and seen that one said of the drain is completely buried where it’s supposed to dump ...

I have a question for the seasoned landlords...How do you handle it if a tenant calls you about an issue that they feel is an emergency (which may or may not be an actual emergency) and you are not able to go over the...

I just recently had a tenant that cost me a lot in maintenance. I rent long term, unfurnished. How do you determine which expenses should be covered by they landlord and which the tenant? And do you stipulate this in ...

So my idiot tenants used paper towels as toilet paper for some time and clogged their 3rd floor bathroom.  The first floor and second floor tenants have not been having problems.  We had the handyman out about a month...

I'm looking to get into my first investment property and have been pulling the trigger on a few properties. I am currently under contract for one and just had my home inspection finished. I'm curious what are some maj...

Hi there, one of my properties in Washington DC has a leaky garbage disposal. I told the plumber to go check it out and if he can fix it great but if he has to replace it then to just remove it all together and not re...