Hello BP members. Recently I purchased a new rental that was distressed to say the least. I purchased the property from a landlord who was just burned out. His tenant went on a drug/drinking binge and he and locked hi...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $265,000

Cash invested: $65,000

Single Family home in desirable neighborhood within walking distance of new element...

2015 Laws Affecting Property OwnersThe following bills were signed into law and will took effect on January 1, 2016. All of these measures are likely to have some impact on property owners. This document is intended ...

Hello - All of our bathrooms need some attention.  Most are 1950's style pink, blue and yellow tile, which i think is awesome.  However, we have a few tubs that need to be either refinished or replaced.  They appear t...

What a ride the past few months have been! It took us exactly 87 days from wet concrete to C.O. I quit my nice cushy engineering job a few months ago and decided to start building new solar homes. It wasn't an easy de...

Fellow Landlords, this is new to me, so I need some advice. Inherited a tenant when I bought a duplex. Their normal living conditions are dirty to say the least. Lease expire 07/31, but they have abandoned the propert...

Hi everyone! I'm doing some research for an upcoming venture, so I've got some questions for you pertaining to maintenance on buy and hold and cash flow properties. Understanding of course that some of the answers wil...

What do you think of giving your tenants a welcome package? 

Before I state my problem I need help with, I would like to contribute to the cause and tell you what I have learned about 45 year old wall paper and sheetrock.....
1. Pull off all you can that is already lose.
2. Sco...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $125,000

Cash invested: $137,000

I found this foreclosure and an investor to help purchase it. The house needed a t...