I had a quick turnover between tenants this week. The tenants that moved out had two dogs. They have been model tenants, and left the home seemingly very clean. However, I had the carpets professionally cleaned ...

We are building a rental property in a limited space. We don't have enough room to put in standard 2 foot deep counter tops, and a standard 30" range. We have to choose between putting a 3" cut-out in the counter top ...

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I bought a house that has had cats living in it for a while with no owner. I was told about 25 cats. so you can imagine what the house looks and smells like.
the entire house has ceramic tile. I assume t...

Looked at the store yesterday at different insulation products.  No calculator in hand but seemed shake and rake(I call it shake and bake) was double or triple cost of blow in regular stuff.From there it was hard to s...

Hi everyone! I recently purchased a dishwasher and had my contractor install it in between the sink and the stove. The problem is, after he removed the cabinets in between and installed the dishwasher, there is a 6 in...

on a rehab, none of the outside brick has paint, except for a few very small areas...any tricks to remove this paint? we've tried 2 types of acid and pressurewashed...any good ol' boy tricks?? :D

So I'm doing major rehab of a 5 unit in San Diego and scratching my head on one particular "feature" of the buildings.

The ceilings are really nice vaulted open beam ceilings with stained ship lap tongue and groove f...

In the process of purchasing a multifamily.  We had a radon inspection and it came back 5 times over the EPA allowance.  There is a family living in the house now.  The radon mitigation system can lower the amount in ...

Roof is not in great shape (hail damage), but is functioning fine and not leaking. Insurance will not cover a new roof since I bought it in this condition. Would you replace it now or try and squeeze a few more y...

I had a sheriff lockout today on a rental in an average residential neighborhood. I inherited the tenants in a owner carry purchase. They had lived there 12 years prior, but had adversion to paying rent. I have...