My husband and I are in the market for our 3rd rental property.  Yesterday we looked at 3 houses, 2 of which were built in the 90's and have LP siding.  For the house that had the strongest potential as a rental, the ...

The appraiser's took some pictures and included them in their report. Funny, they also took photos of comps and one of our other houses that we bought was one of the ones they used as a comp (:

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Hi all,I am remodeling a property from 1940 to get it ready as a rental. I am under the impression you need to have a technician come out to test for lead paint.(For any age not just children 6 and under) As a precaut...

Looking for recommendations on what I can do to improve the curb appeal of this house. One thing I already know I'll do is trim the tree back. 

Im working on a rehab right now with a pretty tight budget. Lots of paneling that is in pretty good shape. Its already been painted over and would look fine if I just painted it again. I know for a higher end home ...

Hello everyone,I am working with two painters at the moment. They are both giving me different prices for Painting and Prep work. They do not have a unified idea on what prepping would be. I'm tired of the back and fo...

Hi guys -I just replaced all the piping in my rental property and now I am pricing the drywall repairs. There is a $600 cost savings if I don't paint the garage (includes ceiling), so I am considering not having that ...

I had a tenant who lived in a house for 6 years (i've owned it for 2) and painted a few walls in to almost black.  His 5 yr old daughter "painted" doors and a few walls in her bedroom and the master bedroom a splotchy...

Hello all.Since first getting involved and educated in real estate investing, I have consistently heard that mistakes will be made, well we made our first one and I wanted to put it out to BP and get suggestions of ho...

I have a medium-priced rental in the greater Atlanta area. 9-yr tenant just moved out and I'm getting the house ready for another renter. This house was built in the 1980s and still has what are probably the original ...