Hello All, I've read that if you do your own property management, the number recommendation is to not reveal that you are the owner. (I'm planning to Owner Occupy a duplex as my first real estate investment purchase.)...

In june my house was home invaded and my tenant left them in a coma.  He broke the lease, lived in the house for over two weeks for free and left a mess and drug baggies all over the road.  I informed him he will not ...

This tenant I allowed to start a lease with last June is someone I want to give a notice to. I want their lease end date to be June 3rd. I had the lease wording that says in slightly different wording "This lease is f...

Yesterday there was a new post made by an experienced real estate investor whose sole purpose was to take a dump on new investors for no reason other than to feed a delicate ego.
So I felt it appropriate to say my th...

Hi AllA few weeks ago, the owner of a property I manage received a "ticket" from the city of Cleveland because the tenant did not properly place the trash basket out in front of the house.  The city sent a "ticket" fo...

If you raise the rent every year, do you always need to fix something small on the property to justify you raising the rent or every other year you dont have to improve something and just tell tenant raising rent for ...

So here is our issue? This past January a couples lease was up, so we sent them a renewal. The wife texts back my wife and states they are getting a divorce and she’s leaving but husband is staying. Husband send back ...

I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts.   Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...

Hi all! I hope everyone is staying safe and sane through these strange times. I am scratching my head (figuratively) and hope a few can give some advice. I have a condo in a large gated community of both sfh and condo...

The Real Estate License Act (RELA) of 2000 is about to sunset. Check out the changes they are making to the RELA regarding wholesaling. How do you think this will affect things? 
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