I currently owner occupy a 2 unit.  With winter being here, I plan to insulate the water lines. The question is do I go ahead and insulate the tenants lines on "my" dime, or ask would they want their lines done and pa...

I just heard from my neighbors that the tenant has no electricity and is having some issues with power company so he is living without electricity and is also planning to move out. Additionally there is an awful smell...

re now under contract for our first rental property and have tenants in place that will be moving out 3-4 days after we close.  The current owner didn't use a formal walk through check list, but said he looked for cle...

Does anyone have any creative ideas to prevent copper wire theft?  We have had a few houses get hit (always while they are vacant).  Thieves will steal copper plumbing and wires.  We always replace plumbing with pex, ...

Okay this is THE most important and slightly lengthy topic that confuses and baffles most, but fear not! For I shall attempt to simplify this topic as much as I can for those starting out to help in building a better ...

My tenant's lease is up soon, and he is going out of town this weekend. He does not want me to show the property when he is gone Fri, Sat, Sun. I need to get a new tenant to take his side though asap. Anyone ever have...

So it seems that once every few months someone gets into one of my houses and steals something. Usually copper but I just had $400 in plumbung supplies taken. Any ideas on cost effective ways to try to prevent this? I...

The power went out at my house this morning. No big deal, we were planning on walking to school anyway. On the way back, we passed a neighbor, who couldn't take her kids to school because her car was in the garage. We...

What to do?
Have a tenant after 3 months of perfect rental payments requested that we negotiate a break of the lease because her electric bill came to high. I sent her a application for heat assistance in my area but...

Developer I know got wiped out of appliances and heating units in a high end new home in a good neighborhood earlier this year.  House was not alarmed. Thiefs broke a window and cleaned it out.Looking for alarm recomm...