I am about to close on my first property on October 30th!! (Thanks BP for the inspiration!) This is a duplex that I plan to house hack. I have to do some remodeling that will take about a month but I will be ready to ...

Is it wise to place a dishwasher and garbage disposal in each unit of a forty-four unit property in order to generate larger rents and higher property value? My concern is maintenance and higher water bills.

Hi,This is a more technical question, I have a house with brand new septic system installed, absolutely new drain field and we realised it already saturated in 3 months!! was expected to take around 15-20 years! I che...

Got a unit that turned over and the tenant left the unit smelling real bad. Can't really put my finger on it but smells sort of like body odor, cigarette smoke and uncleaned clothes. Doesn't quite smell like they smok...

Hi all,I've been doing a lot of research recently and am now starting to look at actual rentals and run some numbers. I'd like my first property to cash flow positive. I find estimates for property taxes by looking up...

I need some guidance involving what to do for a maintenance check. Tenants have been in the home for 1 year (2 yr lease). We have been in the home on a few occasions for various issues but have never done a specific c...

I have an old building no central air but I do provide window AC units, I usually install them for them and take them for the winter time. So yesterday I installed them in one of my units and even before they were ins...

Hey BP,

I have heard in the past to avoid properties with window units (no central A/C). What are the thoughts of the community?

Thanks,

Jeff

Hey everyone! I'm wondering what programs people are using for tenants who don't live in the area yet and need to sign the lease remotely via e-signature. I currently use LawDepot to download my state specific Califor...

My lease says the house does not permit smoking in the house.  After entering the house at the request of the tenants for some basic maintenance I find cigarette ash trays, hookah pipes and water bongs.  All of these ...