Now, she is reaching out three months ahead of her lease expiration to ask for no increase again.How can I politely but firmly tell her there is no way i am keeping the rent the same?

@Tara JosbergerCharleston is a strong market for real estate, but local regulations play a big role in investment strategy.

And it will let you retire in grand style.BTW where I think a small business (running your own construction firm, working as a real estate agent or broker, owning your own professional services firm, or owning rental property) makes sense is when you want to try and beat the return you'd get on equities by adding sweat equity and leverage to the equation.And a further though: Where real estate is really interesting to me as a tax guy is when someone needs or wants to invest lots of pre-tax money.

Above all, make sure you're cognizant of fair housing regulations...

Whether it’s about streamlining operations, managing guest communication, or local regulations, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Be fair but firm with your choices.

Texas notched another technology win this week when Apple said it is planning a new 250,000-square-foot factory in Houston to make servers for an artificial-intelligence system.Tech investments are transforming the Texas economy, often via companies from California in search of lower taxes and fewer regulations on land use and labor.https://www.wsj.com/business/texas-tech-industry-move-26f9e7...

No idea about Texas, but I normally pay one of the brokers in my firm 50 bucks to do the open house.

On insurance protection.. if a brokerage firm fails and assets are missing, SIPC coverage is what will be used to protect up to $500k, including $250k limits for cash.

Another option is to look into some funds as well that allow smaller investments. some are anywhere from 500-$10,000 minimums and accept non accredited investors (through regulation a+).If you ran numbers of a loan paying p&i at 10% but ot being able to reinvest the principal payments you realize how low your returns actually are. so yes notes are great but also understand that idle money for any investment is not fun.