I have a college rental with a very small front yard with grass (no grass in back yard). The tenants are to maintain the grass and I was going to provide a reel mower (the old push kind with exposed blades) for th...

I would appreciate some input on an old 60s bathroom.  It is a rental apartment and I am reworking some plumbing behind the walls.This is a picture of the bathroom.  As you can see ugly teal 4" ceramic wall tiles, whi...

Hello BP compatriots and welcome to another edition on my real estate market analysis, coming at you from Nashville, TN. Every week I try to bring you a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial...

Without getting into the details, I've been having a problem with very unqualified applicants for my new rental.

Because there's limited room for the tenant to keep a lawnmower on the property, I've been toying with ...

Hi BP - I bought a property in November 2014.  Property taxes were paid at closing as is normal for this time of year.  I bought a distressed property, so naturally protested the value as soon as the house was mine.  ...

Hi BP - I am currently refinancing my primary residence. Since I've started the refinance process with my lender, the fed has cut interest rates twice. I've emailed the lender to see if they can adjust my rate and the...

Neighbors tree fell on the roof of my rental during the Hurricane (state Florida).
I called the city and they gave me the address of the LLC that owns that lot (its an empty lot, probably a builder owns it).
I proba...

Hello BP,     I am house hacking a 3 unit- which is currently vacant as I paint the entire apartment Agreegable Grey SW (clearly the go to these days). I am doing the painting bymyself in a 800 sqft apartment and shou...

Hoping for a little guidance from anyone familiar with the NC Statues on trees and lumber. Quick scenario is I have a property in Guilford County and the tenant called to tell me the neighbors were having a tree remov...

We had a contractor build a new master bathroom but were disappointed with the quality of the work and did not let him bid on any more work on the house. Today I discovered mold on the wall of the adjoining room, dire...