We recently bought a duplex to live in one unit and rent the other. Our unit has a fireplace whose vent to chimney has been sealed, but it has a pipe coming up from the floor that is capped. We assume that's a gas lin...

we just bought a house to brrr which has a nice fireplace . we are considering closing it up to keep the future tenant from burning the house down . Does closing it up lower the appraisal when we go to refi ? any inp...

Hi folks, should I buy or build a fireplace mantel? Trying to keep it nice but cheap. And I know, I really hate the tile, I think it mismatches the floor. My parents selected it and now I'm stuck. I was thinking of th...

I have purchased rented house with Fireplace. I have Caped off the gas line will prohibit tenants to use it.What other legal stuff do i need to do with fireplace usage?  Does anyone have a example of Lease Addendum th...

Hello BP,I am looking at houses in Salem Oregon and all the houses in my price range have a fireplace. These are smaller 2 or 3 bedroom houses, so the fireplace takes up a huge chunk of area in the living room and mak...

Does anyone have any advice/experience removing a masonary brick fireplace from a flip? My partner and I are toying with the idea but I'm worried it could be too expensive and also open a Pandora's box. Any suggestions?

Have any of you installed a gas fireplace and had a tv on the same wall above it? I see it done on Houzz, and in magazines all the time, however; how practical is it? Is the TV too high?  Is there too much heat off th...

I purchased an older home (1900 era) from another buy and hold investor a little while back. It is a decent home in a great location. It is a buy and hold property and I plan on keeping it that way for the time b...

Hi all,When it comes to design, I fall short of ideas. This includes picking out paint color.I have a rental that I will include pictures of to get an idea of the room surroundings. My quandary is what to do with the ...

hi,We are currently Under contract on a four-square from 1920. It has 6 decorative fireplaces which I’m thinking of removing. The largest fireplace is in between the kitchen and living room which would need to be remo...