They were a good starting point for me back in the day.

Oftentimes people get confused whether they should capitalize a purchase or expense it.

I hold all of my properties in land trusts with a third party trustee.

I want to slow my life down a bit and enjoy the fruits of my labors (I had cancer a few years ago and I acknowledge my time to enjoy life is finite).It occurred to me that I should just cash-out refinance my properties that are fully stabilized and that have significant equity, but that can also easily support the new debt incurred. 

does having a contract with a listing agent prevent you from buying properties ... directly from owners?

This is a tough one.

Everywhere else has a declining population and not a lot to get excited about long term. 

Wanted to know if it's possible to send a tenant to collections after a move out/ evictions for additional charges the security deposit didn't cover.

There is much less new supply of single family homes, so the rental rates are flat to up a little; this does depend on the neighborhood though, in some of the fringe areas where there is a lot of new single family home construction the rents are a little softer.

Hey everyone,I wanted to share a couple of AI tools that I've been using lately.