Hi does anyone know how to pull a deconversion permit on the Chicago city website? I've been searching for two days and the city hasn't responded to my email/calls yet. I am deconverting a bathroom into a closet. So, ...

Greetings everyone,I just found this forum and wish I did a year ago. I am sorry for the long message but would really appreciate any help.I bought a duplex in Alabama last year and live on one side with me renting ou...

I’ve seen lots of advice that recommends to paint all rentals a single color. Which I get all the reasons why. But my question is, do you really paint the entire rental one color? Common areas, bedrooms, bathrooms, ki...

So this past weekend had a tenant move out that lived there 17 months. They left behind around 100 holes in the wall (nail holes), rather large holes in my opinion, that I will probably need to plaster and paint over ...

We are preparing our house for future tenets and we began to wonder about paint. Our house is currently painted with colors that we chose based on our personal preferences. While we, and many others that have seen our...

So the plan was to post about my homesearch experience as it went along, but time seems to slip away. After closing on the property a month ago and the renovation now all complete - let the post commence!Bid on a 2/2...

Lovely, I saw a few warning signs about a month ago, but I got confirmation today.  My wife and I are New Hampshire property owners.  My tenants 14 yr old son has been smoking cigs/pot in his bdrm for the past few mon...

Hi BP,A newbish question.  Anyone has experience on rehab/remodel older homes with lead based paint?  I am curious about:- do you just paint over it or need to strip it first?- when selling, do you still disclose lead...

I was shopping an apartment for a syndicated investment this past week and was drilling the property managers on various topics. One of the topics that I have been getting a wide variety of answers is when I ask the q...

Hello everyone- My tenant has moved out and the place smells. Neighbors have reported seeing the tenant’s guest smoking so this is the reason for the odor. My tenant attempted to disguise the odor with really smelly d...