We all know that confidence is a good thing, right? Confidence in something is often what lets us pursue it. Take real estate, for instance, the reason people like investing in real estate is because they have confide...

Howdy,I'm happy to allow approved pets in my rental properties, and it's all been fine until lately...I use a Pet Agreement form offered by Leigh Robinson, in his (wonderful) book, Landlording. It includes the clause ...

So I got a visit from code enforcement at my latest duplex in Pasco county florida today. I was not there, but they left a "courtesy notice" that says I need to get a permit to rent out a duplex. I never heard of this...

I am going on a short car trip to look at a number of properties, mostly multi-families. To my dismay, several of the properties are within a few doors of a registered sex offender. Some are pedophiles, others did vio...

I am a new wholesaler in Texas and sent out my first direct mail campaign last week.  Today I received a phone call from an angry lady in California who received one of my letters and said that I am defrauding people ...

I've been monitoring prices in Washington, DC, and I am seeing some really rapid appreciation in the last 2 years. A friend of mine has been getting outbid at every turn. Is this flight capital from other countries, o...

Unfortunately this looks like more bad news for landlords in LA as this looks like this gives the mayor further authority to restrict evictions.  

So, I've found a tenant that I like and want to screen them for Credit, background check, etc. What/who is everyone using for these reports. I've looked at Smartmove, but it seems that the potential tenant has to re...

Hi,I recently got the Real Estate bug and would like to begin investing in real estate. I joined BiggerPockets.com in order to reach more newbies like me, as well as experienced investors who I am eager to learn from ...

We built our rentals on land in Kyle, TX that belongs to my parents - they have other rental homes on it as well - and my parents do not allow pit bulls or pit bull mixes on the property.  It's just such a risk.   I l...