I'm new to this and have 2 units, a 4 plex and a duplex.  All my tenants came with the purchases.  This one had the father of her 3 month child picked up by INS and he is jail.  They are not married, but both on the l...

Top 8 Things to Make Rental Inspections Less Painful in MichiganUnless your rentals are in an area that doesn’t certify properties, we all face a rental inspection at some point. Experienced rental property owners ha...

How much is too much money to pay for a Rental house?

I'm looking at a very nice home in an exclusive neighborhood where the houses are quite expensive, and considering purchase and rehab for future rental p...

I am new to the landlord business and am unsure as to what I can legally ask former landlords and employers.  My property is in Kansas City, MO and I need to verify income.  Is that something I can legally ask the emp...

I'm fairly new to the whole landlord thing and have a general question regarding contact with tenants when using a property manager.  How many of you that use a property manager reach out to your tenants anyway and gi...

So I've been through the ringer this past week...looking at a few houses here in South Florida. I'll tell you what... I give credit to all of you real estate investors out there with cash on hand to buy property. With...

FYI, the reality of being a property owner/landlord in Portland, Oregon. It looks like I have to pay for my previous renter's damages ($2,170.48). It would be nice to not have careless renters. I get tired of updat...

I’m about to partner with a friend of mine on a single family real estate deal. The numbers look great and I will actually buying the house from him for his payoff and putting a down payment on it to increase cash flo...

I got 3 bids on a property, i chose the middle bid, 4 to 6 weeks rehab on a flip. I paid 2 of 3 payments. Now contractor tells me he under bidded the Job. We are under contract.. what should i do?

What is your process for screening pets? Successes / failures? This is my first go at pet screening. I'm using a service called 'PetScreening' where the tenant fills out an application on their pet (birth date, shots,...