Yesterday I collected rent from the 4 guys staying in the 2 bedroom apartment that complained about running out of hot water during their back to back showers.  They fixed the problem by turning up the thermostat on t...

I have a house hack that’s a main house with two guest houses. I’m living in one of the guest units and renting out the other two. My question is how do homestead exemptions, tax deductions for repairs, and depreciat...

I have a tenant that broke a garbage disposal by continuing to use it with a spoon stuck in there until it burnt out.  They never notified us and the spoon caused the disposal to deteriorate and leak which caused seve...

There is a leak dripping away from the basement ceiling in one of my units. It is definitely not coming from a pipe in the basement. We were notified about it by the tenant this morning. It appears to be slowly fillin...

I have had a couple bad experiences with commercial lenders in the Houston area.  Does anyone have any good contacts in that field?  I am looking to build a relationship with a few for my own personal investment needs...

I posted this in another thread but felt it warranted it's own thread.  Yes, I realize that sometimes a different color would do better, but you wouldn't believe how much easier your life will be when you know exactly...

President-elect Obama is considering a $1 Trillion stimulus plan.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_stimulus

I was concerned when they spent $168 Billion on those stimulus checks earlier this ...

I just got back from visiting a friend at his new house. In the midst of the tour, he showed me his shower, and the LIGHT SWITCH that used to reside in there, but has now been relocated because that is slightly out of...

Watching the markets very carefully these days esp California SF Bay Area market........ Has anybody researched when all these private equity companies will be free to release the homes they purchased from 2009 to 201...

I bought a house that has low spots in the lawn where water pools (attracting mosquitos), more weeds than grass, and the front walkway, driveway, porch, and garden pavers look like Frankenstein's monster. Also, the fe...