What are some things to look for when purchasing a home that has been unoccupied for several years (4)? Considering the utilities will not be on, how do you know the pipes are ok, fixtures, electric/ heat works whe...

One of my houses has a big pecan tree in the front yard.  It's a 3 story house, and the pecan tree is taller than the house. Another house has a black walnut tree in the back yard.  My lawn mowing guy was complaining ...

Hi guys,will you please be so kind and let me know if its a wise thing to do to have an umbrella liability policy covering my personal assets (car, my house) plus my real estate investments (rentals) ?If I have an umb...

Hello everyone, I have a trouble and i need some good advice.I just bought a nice apartment which I decided to fix up myself, because I need a rest of my money to buy another apartment and I just can'tpay a handyman t...

Well for those that don't know please see the link below.

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/117232-start-eviction-porcess-or-take-tenants-word

Anyway, Yesterday I had an appointment to meet ...

Hello,I have a tenant who is overall a good one, but had a mouse infestation due to leaving a big bag of ramen noodles on the pantry floor for months... mice got in and caused a big infestation. I paid for the pest co...

I plan on moving and keeping my current residence as a rental.
It is time to replace the carpet and I am wondering if I should just put cheap carpet back in it or put in cheap laminate, as I believe laminate would hol...

I decided to advertise a Furnished apartment in our 60 unit complex.. We are located next to a Major University and have alot of students who come here from other countries with absolutley nothing.. and they end up go...

OK, this might be very broad, but I'm putting together my list of what I want to invest in so my broker can start looking.  I'm looking at two options: "very local" multi-families in the Lowell, MA area and property i...

I recently received a text note from one of my longer term tenants that the black bugs are back.  She sent over a picture of a house centipede that were able to catch and before I get into a conversation with her abou...