I'm going overseas for a month this summer and wonder if I should rent out my house during that time.  Would it be weird staying at a stranger's house with all their personal effects?  I'm not that concerned about peo...

Hello everyone.A tenant just moved in, says the water from the kitchen sink is blue and wants to test it for copper:"My water from my kitchen sink was blue this morning when I went to rinse a glass. It’s not remaining...

I've gotten a lot of questions lately about rehab and renovation costs.  I think it's very tough for new people to understand the real cost of renovating an apartment, house or building.  I also see a lot of posts fro...

I'm looking at updating/improving the kitchen and bathroom on a small house in Waldo to prepare it to become a rental property.  Any advice on how much to invest in those updates?  How much is too much?  What material...

I have a unit with a dropped ceiling. I feel like it looks dingy and cheap and I'm hoping one of you fine investors can give me ideas on either good tiles to use or an alternative to the dropped ceiling. Thanks in adv...

Rather than feeling helpless about this, I want to get a video online about ways that renovators and contractors use to extend the life of disposal N95 paper respirators. People who really don't know squat about how r...

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I am looking for advise on a clogged dryer vent. It is the vent to outside the house. Should I contact a place like sears, or would I need a handyman for something like this. If anyone has a recommenda...

I just bought a small flip house with the gray polybutylene plumbing. I am trying to decide if it is worth the cost to replace, or if it is better to leave it be. It has the copper fittings and crimp rings (as op...

Any suggestions on how, specifically, to improve the exterior and interior appearance of these duplexes would be hugely appreciated.  Each duplex is 1600 square feet.  Each unit rents for $800/month so the suggestions...

I have been in RE four years. I have done moderately well. I have been successful using only one type of RE investment strategy. I do residential and small commercial multi-family value add investments. My strategy is...