Hi, We’re buying our first property today, and wondering how we find maintenance people for emergency services that we can put into our welcome letter to the tenants. Also, if anyone has someone they know in Chicago, ...

So I did my first direct mail campaign recently. I sent out a single batch of 1,000 yellow letters. The response rate was great. My phone was ringing ALL the time.The problem came when I couldn't handle the amount of ...

I recently bought a condo. Before purchasing I was shown that the bathroom floor had a soft spot in it. The current owner would not allow any invasive investigation (such as flooring being pulled up or insulation in...

The front doorknob broke yesterday and the tenant replaced it without telling me about it. He now wants to deduct the $20 from this month's rent for the cost of the doorknob.

This tenant is very handy, but the lease ...

I've been flipping single family homes for a several years now and just like everywhere else the biggest challenge is getting the property to appraise. I've been "screwed" a few times by appraisers coming in way low ...

Here's my question......I just got a roommate. He pays $425 plus half the utilities. He rents 2 bedrooms from me and a garage space in my single family home (4 bed/ 2bath). My question is on the best tax strategy for ...

Need to repair a steel framed sash window that will not stay up. I believe it is a spiral balance window. See pics. It is an older single pane steel window that we would rather replace if repair is going to be expensi...

Hello Everyone! I'm so excited to be starting this new journey in real estate investing. I just bought my primary residence earlier this year with a VA loan which was my first experience dealing with real estate.  I w...

I am creating Baltimore County, Maryland Tenant lease and want to know if you can make Tenant pay $50 for each service call or $50 for each Repair. Is this legal in Baltimore county?  If i am not mistaking, Landlord i...

Hey People, I am pretty new to real estate investing. Just a little tiny background on me is that I'm 22 years old, new grad working as a Automation/Robotics Engineer. My family has a real estate business so while I a...