Real estate has improved considerably from its darkest period of 2008/09 and likewise so has the work contractors find. When the housing bubble burst, contractors in general likely found themselves in a survival mode ...

Situation normal to start.  Really pleasant tenant so I took a shot on accepting their two black labs.  I normally have a no-pets policy  (which stems from bitter experiences and Urban Farming)  but allowed them in th...

I was contacted by the uncle, who made the obvious mistake of Quit-Claiming title instead of doing a Contract for Deed, etc. The Nephew has refused to pay the mortgage or to respond, and has said he will be there unti...

So I just bought a new house that I will be using as a rental. The house has minor details that are needed. Mostly painting inside and out, cabinets need to be repainted, fans...all minor work, but time consuming. I c...

Has anyone ever had any issues with Luxury Vinyl Tile coming apart? We bought the LVT from Home Depot- paid around $2/sq ft. for a decent quality product- not the cheap one. We had it installed in July- everything was...

I have a small time handyman who I had tasked to paint my house, install closet hardware, install finishing material, as well as paint the foundation of my house.

These items were supposed to be completed Friday and ...

I have a contract to purchase a REO property which has a number of existing violations which has a daily fine over years which is substantial (over 300K).

The fines/liens have super-priority and thus surviv...

Hello, I'm new to the website and I'm looking for advice. I've tried searching for posts similar to mine and figured that I'd might as well make my own post.My dad passed away in 2017, leaving me the sole inheritor of...

Hello - I'm looking to buy my first multifamily rental in the spring/summer of 2015.  I live in Boston but grew up in Midcoast Maine and am interested in investing there because I'm familiar with the area, I think I c...

I think that my experience as a brand new "House-Hacker" can be beneficial to some other Newbies out there.  I wanted to share what I believe are the top three surprise benefits to being a house hacker over starting w...