So where to begin, well hi first of all.  Thank you for having such a great community for people like me that are really just trying to get their feet wet can go to and learn. I am just trying to soak up a lot of the ...

I am about to sign a contract on a home if all goes as planned and the yard front and back is complete dirt.  What do I do?  Spend the money on laying sod in November?  If not I feel it will look terrible.  It is a lo...

I have a small apartment in San Jose, CA.  It's only 4 units and has a washer and dryer in the complex. What are other landlords in the area charging for washing and drying?  

When renovating a home for rental purposes I tend to go with works, nothing too fancy, nothing too complicated, nothing too loud.I recently purchased a REO that comes with lots of things that are probably worth some m...

Hey there,I've made an offer on  property from 1959 and it was accepted.Now I realize  there is an underground storage tank- that was used either for oil or fuel, and I don't know what to do.I understood from my agent...

I have found a house that I am considering purchasing as a Buy and Hold.  We are still in negotiations and I have a pretty good idea of my costs and what I want to invest in the property to update and rehab it.My ques...

I hired a big known company to check a clogging issue, I have a 1 acre lot with two homes on it, the home towards the back had the continues clogging issue, so company said I need it new sewer line, I installed it but...

Without going into the giant back story, my wife and I own a townhome in the Chicagoland area and we rent it out to a family who has been there for several years. As with any cold weather climate, there are items that...

I'm renovating a house I bought that has a nauseating smell to it. We have aired the house out for a few days. There were many dogs, cats, and rats living in the house. They also smoked. The smell is probably in the w...

Hello everyone! My partner and I recently purchased a 3-family rental property. The first floor of the property used to be occupied by the owner, and the other two units were rented. We will be renting out all 3 units...