I have been a member on the site since September of 2013 and I have learned an amazing amount from the site and I thought it was time to try and help others out. I have read a lot of the different Diary forums on B...

This year I sold an older SFH rental (built 1979) I had with no deferred maintenance in Plano TX in order to 1031 exchange it for a similar sized new SFH rental in Melissa TX (built 2021). All cash buy. The older prop...

I am having an issue with single family investment home in Florida with  Fire Insurance Premium being increased by  70 % because a small section of the living space is under a "flat roof".  Most of the roof is post 20...

I am a new investor with two properties now. My strategy is to buy a value add primary and then rent out after a year. My current primary, which I have been in since last October, is in need of a new roof. I am curren...

Today I got a return call from someone who had posted their house (by owner) on craigslist. It is a 3/2 1400 sq ft ranch with a 2 car garage on a large (.19 acre) lot. According to the ad it has recently had new paint...

Hey, guys. I want to know how much money you keep available for contingencies on your SFR rentals.I have two SFR's, with a third (current residence) to be rented within a year. With the two rentals, I've never taken a...

The roof over my head sprouted a leak. (And rainy season just started...)
And right now we're having a gully-washer! Anyway, I'd like to get a steel roof, but for my house, that cost will be about 20,000. A compositio...

This is the first house where we are going to paint the exterior, and we need to pick a color. It is a flip, and we pretty much did a full renovation on the interior.

I hired a professional painter, but I need to pic...

Hi I was wondering is Travelers Landlord insurance good? Im getting another quote from Allstate for landlord insurance too If you have to pick which one you will get?

I'm looking to buy a rental property in a section 8 neighborhood. The house needs paint among other things. The house is advertised with a new roof, however they put new shingles on the roof but the underlayment looks...