I'm fairly new to real estate and have quickly learned that the IRS gives us investors a lot of breaks but it comes at a price. The last few hours have been spent wandering around in a quagmire of IRS Publications tha...

A local HVAC company has been working on the AC unit in my rental since mid July. They came out at least 5 times in total, and told us that there are more things to fix each time. Finally, we decided to get a second o...

My wife and I will be purchasing a multi-unit building in Brooklyn in the next year, but we can't decide on how many units. We will be living in one of the units and renting out the rest.

I understand the ob...

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I'm a fairly new landlord (almost two years) and am working on getting efficient. One thing I'm putting together is a punch list for the "last man done working" in a unit to make sure it's "rent ready." Being new...

Well its already cold here in Michigan.  I always cringe when the phone rings hoping it is not a tenant saying their furnace won't start.  I get mail from furnace companies offering one time payments for a certain num...

Hello biggerpockets...the lease on the my condo is coming to an end on July 31, 2018..i was just recently at the condo with my real estate agent and photographer (to get it ready to list) and notice this black soot th...

Not ready to buy anything yet still absorbing information. Found this on craigslist and am just trying to practice analyzing deals. Can anybody give me there thoughts on this apartment deal. https://houston.craigslist...

I have a townhouse with a 20+ year old air conditioner and furnace. My tenant reported that if she set the thermostat at 75F the system would cycle on and off as is normal. However, when she set the thermostat at 74F ...

I recently bought a condo. Before purchasing I was shown that the bathroom floor had a soft spot in it. The current owner would not allow any invasive investigation (such as flooring being pulled up or insulation in...

I am in the process of purchasing a rehab that has been smoked in for the past 20 years. What are some of the most effective ways of removing the smell to achieve showroom quality short of tearing out every piece of d...