How do you evaluate what improvements are profitable for rental units?Assuming everything is repainted & clean, what is a good framework to understand the impact of:-new kitchen countertops -bathroom updates-lands...

We're live in our owner occupied 2 unit building, and are realizing the importance of attracting high quality tenants so we can co-exist peacefully and happily at our home.  We have been investing money heavily into t...

Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $270,000

Cash invested: $79000

Two Bedroom, two bath, double car garage in a great neighborhood. Home was a time...

Im preatty new to REI. I just bought my 1st property last week. One of the things Ive noticed in my renting years and many of the rental properties ive visited is most if not all have inadequate or nonexistent range v...

Needing a little guidance.  I partnered with my son to purchase a house hack for my son while he attends college.  We found a good house with 5 bedrooms about 10 minutes away from his university. Financially, it’s wor...

There's a lot of little "upgrades" you can do when renovating a rental property that are the "cherry on top" of an already well done job. Examples are things like:-Granite countertops instead of formica-5/8" drywall i...

About to close in my first MTR—how much do you furnish an MTR? Fully furnished with linens, towels, kitchen utensils, cleaning supplies (like an STR), or do you allow the tenant to purchase their own sheets, towels, etc?

Just bought a 40-unit garden style apartment complex. Advice on renovating kitchens as we turn occasional units: currently there are 1990s honey oak kitchen cabinets and a standard stainless kitchen sink with regular ...

Looking for ideas on how to make rentals easy to maintain and resilient to tenant abuse.  Here are mine:Texture walls and paint with semi-gloss ( I standardize on two colors) to make it easy to clean and touch up.Use ...

Greetings all;

Just making sure I haven't missed something. I'm in CA and I occasionally have a housemate (renting a bedroom w/ full house privileges in my home; single person only). When they move out, and do not ...