Behold the sadness that is the kitchen in my latest buy and hold! I plan on painting the poop brown cabinet boxes (the wood is solid) and making new doors. I really wanted to add a dishwasher, but don't see a great pl...

I have no idea how this happened. But I have to call a plumber. I wonder if this was a tenant created issue or a house issue. The house is only 5 years old though. Thoughts?

I have a newbie question and it's about my own place on the ground floor of a three family building I own, built in 1890 in urban Northeast USA.The space has a good sized pantry off a large kitchen.   At the time the ...

What do you think of giving your tenants a welcome package? 

For those of you who renovate and rent and advertise on social media sites, personal websites, etc., do you show before and after pictures or simply the newly renovated property?

Hi All! Has anyone here redone a garage floor? In one of my properties there are plenty of oil stains and cracks in the concrete and I would like to redo it so it looks presentable to tenants again.
I've seen some re...

Hey all! Here are some deals on things that could be good for your STR!Walmart has the Proctor-Silex single serve coffee maker for $11.22. This would be good for the smaller VR or as a spare. We have the big Proctor-S...

If you have read any of my posts on Bigger Pockets, you would know that I am 100% buy and hold. However, I had decided to try my hand at a flip property and although there was a bit of a rocky start and a few mis...

I'm curious to know from either a landlord or tenant perspective. What things are necessities in a rental property for you to even consider it "rentable"? Example; window treatments, furniture, lamps, etc.

I have a f...

Hey BP!  If I'm interested in a home for a buy and hold (rental property). What is a good price to set in for a house?  I've heard of the 2% rule but will that cover all the house expenses (taxes, insurance, any other...