While I've heard people discuss projecting the cost of replacing certain systems over time for rental properties, I haven't so far seen an actual calculator for that purpose.  Here's one I just put together in Google ...

I had tenant stay 6 years. On move out there are a lot of holes from pictures. I painted house myself 3 years before renting to paint now 10 years old. How many years do you go before painting? 

Hello, I’m currently under contract for a live and fix property. The seller is aware of many of the issues with the house and is trying to work with me regarding up front costs of fixing the big ticket items. Mainly r...

I  am interested in seeing if anyone has had any experience with Cardinal Homes construction.What kind of life expectancy should I expect assuming maintained properly. 

I’ve been analyzing my market for quite some time now and I was thinking it would be interesting if BP members shared their investment screening routine (i.e. not the criteria of analysis, but the platforms and strate...

I purchased a new air conditioner for my primary residence in the summer of this year. In the fall of this year I purchased a new primary residence and began to rent out my old primary residence. Can I count the ...

I’m confused, if a depreciating asset wears out early. Carpet is depreciated over a five-year period, what happens if your tenant destroys it in year two? Do you take the rest of the value of the carpet and depreciate...

about to close in 2 days on our first rental, debating on what kind of flooring to use in the basement. carpet the bedroom and stairs in the basement, but the living room/den thinking of Laminate flooring, the lock/cl...

It occurred to me recently that there may be an untapped real estate market in the Bay Area, namely, senior homeowners on a limited income who also have a significant secured debt problem, such as mortgages, lines of ...