Site - Does the ground around the house slope consistently away?- If there are underground drains, where are they going?- Are there any trees at the foundation?- Is there adequate drainage for retaining walls? Any cra...

Hello,My tenant just let us know that her son (11 months) just tested positive for lead poisoning. We also live there and just had a baby 5 months ago and she advised us that we need to get our son tested ASAP (it is ...

I have some residents moving into a duplex that is in a downtown area. They would like to install a ring doorbell system. Overall the residents are the ideal people but are just concerned with security do to busy stre...

Hey Everyone,Just closed on my first flip in Maryland. The seller smoked heavily in the property, house is 1250 sq ft and is a rancher style. I was thinking we needed to remove carpet, scrub walls, and then prime, but...

This Tuesday I have a 1 year walk through with a Tenant of mine. She lives in a nice SFH with some of her friends and has been a great tenant in terms of paying the rent right on time and dealing with a couple minor m...

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

I need serious input! I just looked at a Historic house in my town that has been sitting vacant for over 30 years. The family finally put it on the market and are asking $80K. The realtor thinks they would take $40K o...

Hi, my name is Lauren and I am new to BP.  My husband and I started doing research and looking at properties in the Big Bear Lake area.  We have so many questions and we want to see what you guys think:1 - Condo vs Ca...

Howdy!  This isn't "My" deal, but I get to be directly involved, and part of the process.  I am working part time with an HVAC contractor who has started remodeling 100 year old houses as a "hobby".  It doesn't make h...