Hello,New investor here.  I am in the process of purchasing my first property which has an existing tenant and lease in Texas.  I met the tenant, they seem nice enough.  However, I did notice there was a dog in the un...

Currently, We have our properties insured with REI (NRIEG).  When attempting to sign up to use their new portal feature, I noticed they wanted us to agree to some new terms including exclusivity.  As an attorney, I di...

I have three new tenants that cannot pay be check, because they have no checkbooks.  The property manager previously had things set up for them to pay through a online portal, but the property manager is no longer inv...

Right now, my wife and I have six doors. We don't use any type of online portal for rent, screening etc. We do our own showings and management. Our application process is you look at the property, and if you like it, ...

Does anyone have recommendations for a good software solution for managing the maintenance activities for properties?  We have several partners splitting up the management tasks and a couple of handymen we use regular...

Hi fellow landlordsI just purchased a rental property and would like some help in understanding what is the best and the most effective/lucrative way to collect rent payments? I have heard business checking accounts i...

I am working part time time now and I finally want to and can sign up for real estate school. I was wondering if anyone took an online course ( Real Estate School of Illinois) and has opinions about it/personal experi...

So since I'm starting out, I figured I should find private money or hard money lenders and contact them to see how they operate. Does anyone know of any who are newbie friendly? Should I leave out the fact that I'm ju...

I am a newbie landlord with only 2 units to date. My new tenant in my second unit is now delinquent for the month of July.  I contacted him and he says he mailed his rent check  and it has already been deducted from h...

My name is Christopher Melum. I am native to Spokane WA, where I have built a mobile welding and fabrication business, which I have used to fund my real estate business. Over the years I have been acquiring under valu...