The hot season is coming and it's time to get the evaporative coolers (swamp coolers) ready for summer.  Evaporative coolers function by sucking the hot dry air through filter pads of aspen or plastic mesh that are sa...

This basement is 32x29 with block walls that have previously been painted.  I don't know if it was Drylock or just regular paint.  There is one area about 6 feet long that looks like some sort of patch had been attemp...

Pictures of a few spots but every corner of the house is like this throughout. 1,400 sq ft. 
Paint was a year old in great shape when she moved in and she was here less than a ye...

Hi seasoned landlords! I have a question for you guys - my tenant told me yesterday that even though the lease doesn't expire until the last day of April, he's signed a new lease somewhere else and is moving out by Ma...

High Level Question: At what point would you spend money to add insulation to the attic of an old home rental (and hopefully leading to lower heating costs for tenants/not requiring them to buy a room heating unit)...

Hello!My name is Christopher Powers and I'm looking to get into REI and am looking to start with a multifamily property and I would live in one of the units. I'm wondering what kind of color schemes you guys use for t...

Hey all, approaching the end of my first deal. I'm honing in on several houses between two markets in Northeast Philadelphia. Fishtown is a cool little town with rents in the high $1k to low $2k. Just about everything...

This might be a dumb question.I have an old house with wood siding. The paint is starting to chip and one piece actually fell off from being rotten. I dont have problems with drafts in the house or have any inefficien...

Hi,I am starting investing in cashflow markets after focusing in the past only on appreciation (no other choice in California) . However I realize that in these markets, profit per unit is so minimal that even a short...