Hello,I've received a few bids from Contractors to rehab a property, and most do not include sales tax.  How is sales tax usually handled with General Contractors?The reason I ask, is that I was about to choose one Co...

Do you guys ask for management company photos when work on your property needs to be done, so for example evidence of work required and subsequent evidence of work completed. 

I'm an absentee landlord renting out my old house.  I hired a local property manager to handle day-to-day issues and tenant relations.  Our tenant is a young attorney who never fails to remind us of her profession.  M...

I am underwriting an apartment in Galveston County. No wonder the sellers want to sell. Their property is a C class, Highest 2/2 rent $1150 mo. Last renovation done to the properties exterior, my guess 10-12 years a...

As I recall WA does not allow fractionalized deed of trusts for real estate, but a friend of mine actually participated in one as a lender on a 4-plex investment in Seattle. The borrowers stopped paying him so he want...

Any good plumbers around that you could recommend? Prefer to deal with smaller or independent. Appreciate it!

Hi everyone, I'm getting very tired of ridiculous property tax increases every year, but I don't have time to fight them.  I own 8 single family rentals, can anyone recommend a good done for you service that can fight...

What’s the best way to handle a tenant who has breached the contract on smoking? 

Hi Everyone!  We use our property as a vacation rental.  We had people there for 2 months that smoked in the house.  We found the evidence in the trash.  They denied smoking in the house and do not want to pay the cos...

Understanding a Mortgage Appraisal - Part 1

The first thing to understand is appraisals are not all the same or equal. In fact, each appraisal is unique to the needs of the specific client.
Mortgage Appraisals are...