I completed the rental inspection yesterday and the tenant pointed at the stain on the ceiling (painted Sheetrock) in the bedroom on the second floor (2-story TH). It certainly wasn't there a year ago, but the tenant ...

Any fellow landlords have a good furnace repair guy they can recommend?The furnace on one of my rental units is not blowing the hot air up to the apartment. I've had one estimate so far and the guy said that he "exhau...

I have heard of the method of cold calling craigslist rental ads and asking if they would rather sell.  I have noticed a lot of land-lords include their email as well.  Has anyone had success emailing these owners a p...

just had my first tenant move out (without telling me) and the place is a mess.  I used flat paint throughout the house.  Looks like the steam from the bathroom didn't do well with flat paint.  Not sure what to call w...

Hey Everyone,I am trying to get in touch with a Portfolio Lender that will do a cash out refinance on my 3 properties in Ohio. I have exhausted all other options as far as different types of lending that would lend on...

Hello All, I am new to BP and am virtually new to real estate investing. I look forward to growing my knowledge and portfolio so I can in turn help others do the same. My current goal is to replace my current income s...

I inherited my house from my mom a year ago. I owe $43k on it as for right now. Tax assessed value is $90k but market value $125k(premium shape). I thought this year was last year for HAMP incentive to end, found out ...

As a lot of real estate investors already know (and newbies may have heard), some tenants are very hard on rental properties. 
One of the biggest challenges is keeping the bathroom as carefree as possible. We all kno...

Here's a question. We are looking at buying a SFR with a tenant in it. I have not done a walk through yet but I would assume I would have to bring things up to code if they are not.

Meaning I saw some pics of the pr...

Issue: water is leaking through the joint of boiler/water heater exhaust pipes and the Chimney in the concrete wall in the basement.one contractor gave me the job detail and a quote of $1200 to fix the issue as follow...