Hi, my husband and I recently became landlords after a new job took us out of state. Long story short, we wound up with only about a month to decide to move, rent out our condo, and move out of state. Thankfully we fo...

So, I spoke to my local building dept in Birmingham AL and they said homeowners can't do any of their own electrical or pluming.

You need a licensed electrician or plumber. Ridiculous. How many other municipalities a...

The numbers made sense for me, so I went ahead and purchased this townhouse with horribly ugly cabinets. So ugly, my painter doesn't want to mess with it and I got a quote from another handyman and he wants $1200 to ...

Hi, all--I'm in the closing process of my first rehab (a HUD deal), and meanwhile I'm in the process of interviewing contractors.  For the most cost-effectiveness & efficiency, does one usually purchase materials ...

Winter in Iowa is a chilling experience, no doubt, and one that needs to be strongly considered when your are an investor of mobile homes.  A very inconvenient situation to find yourself in is one where your tenant ca...

The water pressure on one side of a duplex is not-so-great. The plumber thinks the issue is with the water line to the house (built in 1935). I'm concerned that it might be tree roots growing into the pipe. Any advice...

We have three water bills from the Water Department, Malden, MA. It shows water usage as follows:1. The water usage from 10/15/2015-11/15/2015 (32 days) 16446 c.f., $3468.702. The water usage from 11/15/2015-12/15/201...

I would like to increase the value of my home, what's the cheapest way to do so and still increase the value and make the home look nice. what are the main things in a home that should be changed or updated to raise t...

I am here in Severna Park Md , I get home early due to the cold , had enough for the day , or so I thought . I went to make a sandwich and wash my hands and low and behold , NO WATER . I start running thru the house a...

How would you connect a washer to the 3/8 compression line ? the washer needs to be installed in the apartment – the only source of water is 3/8 compressin under the sinkI believe washer line is ¾” http://www.homedep...