So I closed on my first property (a duplex in Louisville, KY) and am in the process of getting it rent ready. I just got the first water bill that seems to indicate a pretty significant leak (or error) and I'm not sur...

Hello all!!My name is Ben, and I am an elementary school teacher in Tallahassee. I have a wife and a two year old son. I have recently been learning about and been interested in investing in real estate to supplement ...

My first tenant is moving out and it is not going smoothly.There seems to be a lot of excessive damage to the house and I want to know what is normally considered excessive damage.Is there a standard listing of typica...

Hey guys I have a great opportunity for my first deal! It’s 8 units that will cost me around 600k and will net around 87k w/ 5% repairs, insurance, and tax. They are older homes which will need upkeep. I plan to reque...

I'll start off by saying that I'm new here so please forgive me if I don't completely get all the lingo correct. I'm currently wrapping up the fix up on my second long term hold rental property. The GC that I hired ap...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $100,000

Cash invested: $27,500

Sale price: $178,000

This is a 2 story 1800 sq ft house that had been let go to...

I Purchased an 8-Unit Apartment Building 3 Miles Outside Of Downtown Greenville, SC Back In January..... Here is a log that i am keeping, this was a D property in a C+ area. Successfully taken rents from $503 to $725 ...

I'm just starting this thread to give newbies some perspective on the necessity for CapEx reserves. My tenants of 3 years just moved out and they were pretty "dug in" so to speak. This property was my very first renta...

I'm helping to sell my grandmother's house, and one real estate agent I interviewed said she thinks we should list it at the highest price possible (1.45M), and that we could always bring it down. Another agent said s...

This basement is 32x29 with block walls that have previously been painted.  I don't know if it was Drylock or just regular paint.  There is one area about 6 feet long that looks like some sort of patch had been attemp...