I was thinking of writing into my lease that tenants are required to pay rent through an online rent collection website. Can I legally require new tenants to pay rent online and that no checks/cash will be accepted?

Hi there,Asking such a big question: I'm trying to get my first deal done, and still trying to narrow down which city/area I should be looking at.I'm a first time investor, I live in San Jose, CA, but I'm inclined to ...

Inspired by @Tyler Jahnke and others on BP I've decided to chronicle my experience regarding the property i've purchased with MI & OP management company from now for as long as i own it. The purpose is to hold the...

I would like some opinions about an upcoming possibility. I apologize for the wall of text but I want to provide accurate detail for best advice. I’m one of the millions struggling hard against a massive student debt ...

Quick introduction: I'm coming off my first investment, a deal where I'm househacking a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townhome in San Jose, CA. I purchased for $715,000, live in the master, and rent out the other 3 bedrooms...

Are any of you short sale investors aware of Senate Bill 94 which was placed into action October 12, 2009? If not, you need to read up on it right now. While it only affect us in CA, other states are soon to follow, a...

well for all you stat's folks Portland tops the list this go around.It is very robust market here.. as we tend to get the over flow from CA. and lag behind CA about 12 to 18 months... One of my new home projects I am ...

part of the appeal for going into real estate investing / landlording is to create passive income. to make enough in order to make it matter, i will need to possibly have 20 properties at some point. It seems to me ...

Hi,I have 5 flip-to-rent properties, and i have a day job as well ... I just refinanced a property and my loan officer said I have a "high debt to income ratio of 48" What does that mean? How do I get this down? I am ...