Hi - I successfully completed my first year as a landlord. Overall, things went well and the tenant left the property in good shape. However, there were a few repairs I needed to make. I'd like yalls opinion on how or...

Hello All. I am considering buying MF property with septic system. In both units family with kids and I worry about controlling stuff that can go to sewer system. The house is 45 years old. I do not know the condition...

So I am trying to get my first property ready to rent. Plumbing is done, electrical done, painting close to done.

The ground floor of the townhouse is a concrete slab half covered with parquet and glue, and half cov...

One of my homes has had the sewer trap clog 3 times in the past year, with sewage backing up into the basement from the washer drain pipe. I would like to figure out how to do some prevention. Any ideas? I have though...

I know this is a strange post but I am looking for advice/guidance. I own a moving company in the Chicago area and have ~100 employees (full+part time). We are very seasonal and even during a month busy only at certai...

To the investors that buy and renovate a lot of homes, how do you tackle the threat of asbestos in homes? Do you avoid certain time periods or do test samples? I know it's not dangerous if it's not disturbed, but some...

I just bought this building last month. My twenty something year old tenant had 2 unapproved cats and her apartment smelled horrible. I sent her a letter to get rid of the cats. She decided to give her notice and move...

Ok.. So I get an acceptance letter from Wachovia on Friday on a property that I'm shorting. In this acceptance letter it says...
*Wachovias acceptance of short sale proceeds is contingent upon there being no other pen...

In an earlier post, I mentioned I was purchasing a vacation rental property in Florida.  It took a few months, but we finally purchased a home that closed early this week.  The previous owner had several bookings in p...

My tenant vacated on Aug 1st and I am getting bids to do repairs/ upgrades. Currently there is carpet which i plan to change to tile and the bid came in at 3k. There are other miscellaneous repairs that are long due a...