We had a plugged septic drain in a brand new duplex (less than a year old), the plug ended up being a bunch of, what appears to be white shop towels, rags or baby wipes?  The plug was in super far so simply flushing t...

Hello BiggerPockets!I've been consuming as much content from BiggerPockets the past 6+ months to plan for an earlier retirement than I initially thought possible. I plan to ease my way into REI by renting out my curre...

I came across many such "as-is" listings over the past week but couldn't find answers to the red flags. So, I did some research and put down afew important details. Let me know if there are other red flags as well. Yo...

I'm trying to find a happy medium. This is for a rental house that doesn't have termites--yet. The termite bonds with annual fees seem like kind of a ripoff, and I don't know if the 50% rule accounts for them or not....

I am under contract for a duplex in a C neighborhood and just received the results of the home inspection. Most of the deferred maintenance / cap-ex items I can reasonably estimate. However, I was hoping to get some f...

Peace. Currently working on a flip and the home needs a new roof. I am thinking about having a contractor lay new shingles over the existing roof. Is that a no no? Or is that pretty common? How will it impact me when ...

Ready Set.....I was just going to shoot a quick video about our demo process, but I REALLY like this house so decided to document the whole flip on video.  We just started demo today and made EXCELLENT progress. Shoul...

First I would like to thank all the people that sent me suggestions on how to improve the original checklist. Second, I just find it very satisfying that people want to use the tools I make and I love collaborating, w...

The lease signed by one of my inherited tenants contains a strict non-smoking policy that includes a clause citing a $200 fee per incident. I hadn't really thought about enforcing this policy until very recently, when...