As a landlord about once a year I like to pay a visit to my tenantts and properties around the end of the year.

Basically to talk to the tenant, sort of get some feedback, any issues, anything they like to ...

Hi all!So I was out fixing a fence at my SFH rental property and noticed that the trash and recycling receptacles were both damaged. I asked the tenants about it and they stated that squirrels (or "some type of animal...

Hi All!Recently closed on my first investment property (3br SFH) in Baltimore County and I am hoping to have it ready for the rental market by Nov 1. I have yet to get it inspected and have a few questions regarding t...

Just read this: Sec. 210-7(d)(3) permits any of the following installations when replacing a 2-wire ungrounded receptacle: (a) Replace it with another 2-wir...

Hey everyone,I'm getting ready to rehab a property I own in Virginia. It's a 3 bed,1bath brick home with a garage. I would probably classify it as a low B / high C property. With the home being built in the 1950s, the...

Greetings all,Just getting started in making Real Estate my living, but not new to owning property, being a landlord, or dealing with problems. I will share some of my own stories later, but for this post I wanted to...

I know AFCI is a newer type for arc fault protection. As the subject title indicates, Is this an either or type of receptacle?Searching Lowes and Home Depot sites for cost but wondering if AFCI supersedes GFCI and inc...

I got violation describe as following ( I am on first floor of a condominium) I have no idea why I got it.Anyone has idea what’s those violation about it?§ 348-7Receptacles.A.The owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupa...

Finally got it painted.
Carpet coming at the end of month.
Need to resolve some code issues.
EXTERIOR IPMC 604.3 - The rear receptacle must have GFCI protection.
LOWER LEVEL IPMC 704.2 - One smoke detector is requ...

One of the outlets in one of my units looks like this... as you can see, the thing that should be on the front where you can plug in is missing... does this look broken or is there something I can buy at home depot to...