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When planning a home renovation, it's easy to focus on the excitement of picking out tiles, colors, and layouts—but there’s a lot happening behind the walls and floors that often gets overlooked.
A homeowner I worke...
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So... a little personal background. I'm rather new to the REI game and hire a property manager. I have 2 rentals and just recently ended a lease with a family on a pretty large family home. (2000 sq ft, 4bed/2bath).
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So, I have a basement that has cracked walls, and there is humidity in the basement.I got quotes from a few different companies. Quotes were in the area of $10-25K to waterproof the basement.But I noticed something a ...
I bought a 4/2 for $40,000 in 78214 in December, and resold it for $50,000 50 days later. It was a simple deal. (window was put in the wall, no I had nothing to do with the colors it was there before)(we knocked a hol...
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Greetings BP family,
Weeks ago I posted a topic about screening tenants for rental property, and thanks to the immense knowledge from all who responded, I found the tenants and signed the agreements effective August ...
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I would like to renew my current tenant's lease, but after doing a yearly inspection there were a few things that I was not happy about. (This is the first time I am a landlord and it was not by choice, so I apologize...
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This is a flip property we just completed for a client.This was a complete remodel!I would love to hear what everyone thinks about the project!Our family has been in the industry for well over four generations.I look ...
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So we want to make an offer on a house in our target area but it has brown stained walls and popcorn ceiling and a sting odor of smoke. I have heard
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Do you have standard things you do when getting a newly acquired place ready to rent out? Are there standard things you do every time (deep cleaning, fresh paint, etc).
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I own a townhome and received a letter from the city it’s in, that the water meter has indicated that there may be a leak at the property.
There was a small leak under one of the sinks and I had a plumber fix it imme...