Landlords! What do you do when a tenant calls in the middle of the night? 

We have a triplex in San Antonio, TX with one problem tenant. She was always late with rent and at some point did not keep up with her payments at all anymore. We offered her $500 cash for keys (that is the amount my ...

This is an issue I have not yet seen discussed on this site. How do you present yourself to your tenants? I currently drive a 2009 Infiniti G37s coupe. I do not state this in any way to impress, I merely state it to b...

In my area, water providers are allowed to place liens on the property if the bill is unpaid. I've had tenants skip out owing water bills. So, on the most troublesome property I've kept the bill in my name and requi...

Finding the Deals

• Place this classic ad in your local paper’s real estate section to appear on Sunday: If you can afford to run 7 days a week, then you won’t miss any sellers who need to act fast, Negotiate with th...

Good morning, everyone!  I have a longish and frustrating situation, and I'm looking for appropriate and tactful ways to handle a situation.The property in question is not near my me, but I self-manage from a distance...

It's relatively uncommon to find folks in the military that also invest in real estate (unless you count owning just a primary residence). I've gotten some entertaining responses, especially since I mostly invest out-...

I am looking at an opportunity in Minneapolis (north of como) a few blocks from the University of Minnesota. Decent building and a lot of the big capital expenditures (roof, boiler, windows...) have been recently upgr...

I have dialed in every thing I need just about to print my own yellow letters. It took a while but this should save me quit a bit of money on my marketing costs. I'm new to trying to find sellers direct so not having ...