I recently purchased a duplex and inherited two tenants. One of the tenants (let’s call them Tenant A) has lived in the property for 9 years, while the other tenant (Tenant B) is a relative of Tenant A. Before the pur...

Hello friends,I need some help on flooring. I purchased a SFR in a gated community in Los Angeles County (Gardena, for those who know the area), earlier this year. This home is a 3 bedroom, just over 1900 square feet,...

We interviewed this tenant family and like them, but they have two large dogs, I believe they are St. Bernard. I noticed that many landlords do not allow pets. I guess for apartment building, it is a good practice ...

My company purchased a home that is 2,500 square foot this year in 2017 for the bargain price of $170,000, and we are putting in approximately $50,000 in upgrades, as well as making the single family residence (1972 b...

Hello,I am in process of looking to get different bids for a total gut rehab of one of my duplexes in Chicago IL.I would like to see if anyone happen to know any honest contractor, that has experience with such projec...

I want to know which is cheaper... to refinish old hardwood floors or to install laminate flooring. The hardwood floors in the property is in so so condition, no cracks, but it is uneven in some places though. Woul...

How do you handle rental inspections?  I'm starting to get weekly call about this and that so I want to see for myself what's going on there.  How much notice should I give?Can I take pictures of the house? I'm having...

We are doing some light reno to a house we bought as a short sale years ago.  In looking at vinyl flooring, the warehouse suggested the glue-down type, which I hadn't encountered before.  How is this stuff not just li...

I was at Lowes yesterday picking up a "mop" with my wife and we then wondered over to the flooring section. Wow so many options to choose from. This inevitable led me to thinking about Rehabbing my first house (when t...

Brain Trust:We're rehabbing a kitchen at 9300 N Laurel Rd, Laurel, Maryland (Howard County).  The house is a 1980 4 bed 2 bath house.  My comps in the area seem to show laminate countertops and nothing particularly fa...