Our current tenant just send us a request to bring a puppy to the rental unit, which was listed and rented as no dog & cat house. Any advise to avoid have a dog (especially a puppy) to our home? 

Hello Fellow Members,If I purchased a property for rental that required 10,000 in rehab, exactly what work can I do? I know it may varied depending on the condition of the house, but 10,000 seems like somewhere betwee...

Hi BP,A newbish question.  Anyone has experience on rehab/remodel older homes with lead based paint?  I am curious about:- do you just paint over it or need to strip it first?- when selling, do you still disclose lead...

Hello all,I'm interested in purchasing a property currently owned and occupied by someone who smokes like a chimney.  What are the basics for cleaning it up and getting rid of the smell?  Remove all carpeting and I fi...

Really excited to be closing.  It's been a smooth journey, I read a lot on here in preparation and the transaction has gone smoothly for the most part.  My plan is to live downstairs and rent the upstairs.  It was goi...

Thanks to the huge tax perks available to those who build more green properties, it’s a win-win scenario of being able to help the environment while also being rewarded financially. If you’re a builder, homeowner or i...

I was wondering if this would be expensive or difficult to put back to the way it was (the house is concrete block construction). I know that I could leave it there, but insurance co. may require me to remove it, and ...

What does it take to get LEED certified?

i know this is a rookie mistake, but believe me i have learned from it.

so i have a rental i just picked up, and it appears to have had water sit in it at some point. we find some black mold around the baseboards an...

Got a unit that turned over and the tenant left the unit smelling real bad. Can't really put my finger on it but smells sort of like body odor, cigarette smoke and uncleaned clothes. Doesn't quite smell like they smok...