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I'm curious if anyone else has come across this situation.  I'm looking to purchase an investment property with my brother who lives in another state.  We are looking at either AZ, FL or CA.  I a...

Many years ago, decades actually, people with high debt loads, like us real estate investors, could not achieve high credit scores. The algorithm would limit scores based on arbitrary absolute numbers, like $2,000,000...

Hi, I had a tenant move in a month ago and already she wants to end her lease a year early, she signed a two year lease until june 2015.She claims she and her boyfriend want to buy a home and wants to end her lease in...

Hey BP,Here is the background before I get to the main problems and why I am now feeling "uncomfortable."I closed on a property in January of this year.  It was a cash deal and everything went smoothly.  I am now in t...

I live here in Gainesville, FL, where the Univ. Of Florida is located. Therefore we have two things, a lot of championships and a lot of student rentals.

Well, some time ago the City began enacting a law that require...

what is everyone thoughts on why they think tenants pay on time or why they they don't pay at all

First let me tell you that I have 5 properties in three states so I'm getting better at what I do.  So what do I do, you ask.  First, I joined the air force in 1994 and bought my first home in 2002.  After losing much...

Hi everyone - I have spent the past few weeks poking around on this site, what a wealth of information! I am currently a stay-at-home mom/part-time estate lawyer, and my husband and I have been looking into new avenu...

Hi I own a duplex and have been having trouble renting one side of the unit.What would you do? We recently received a tenant lead from an individual with questionable sources of income and limited rental history (disc...

I've been reading a lot of debate where people argue about whether one should or shouldn't put their property in an LLC , that isn't what I'm asking, what I would like if to know is if investors who put their propert...