Hey guys I have been listening to a lot of podcasts and many of them talk about frugality and saving money or being cheap. I was always raised to believe that being cheap is expensive, sure you may save money right no...

This is basically an information gathering post, some things I've been turning over in my head. I've got a few clients considering new construction and I've connected with an architect/builder firm so I have a good f...

My contractor's crew began tiling the bath/shower surround today. It was such a mess I pulled it all off before the mortar could dry resolving to at least get it properly started myself. In researching tiling, I learn...

The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...

I have a tenant that has been in my unit for two years and just signed another 1 year lease extension. Her dogs have chewed/torn up the carpet in the couple of rooms that were carpet instead of laminate. She has been ...

Hi,
My question is:
Do I have to supply window treatments (blinds, verticals, etc) in my rental or is it up to the tenant? I’m just thinking about cutting costs as much as I can at this point, because we are almost ov...

So a realtor buddy of mine showed me this house today. He's found me two great houses previously that I bought before they went on the MLS and went for higher prices. I'm considering buying it but would love some advi...

Found an mixed use building with 8 units and a tax lien of $28k on it.
Mostly units rented (2 vacant) and bring in some money. I could buy this house but cant pay off the tax lien, so I asked the lien holder for inst...

I am not trying to deal with a bunch of metal keys or 12pm lockouts. I AM trying to be a higher tech and automated property manager. Therefore, I plan to phase-in smart locks for all my units.

Question: Which smart ...

Hi,Looking to see if anyone has had experience with this.I recently purchased a 2 family home back in Sept in Long Island NY.  Now that the cold weather has hit I've come to find out the heating system was done as a h...