I have a vacation rental going online next month and one thing I haven't completely figured out is the laundry on a short turnover. I was hoping to have my cleaners come and spend about 2 hours preparing the 2bd house...

I just noticed a new website sparkrent.com that seems to offer a very easy way of collecting rent via ACH deposit. It allows you to assess any late charges and also sends out email reminders. I assume this wouldn't ...

I was reading USA today and I read that there was a 70% drop in first time buyers. They said that less people are buying and more people are moving in with friends and family. According to this statistic, prices are...

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I'm currently evaluating a deal where the property needs structural repairs.

People always advise against getting involved with structural work but I think I can gross about 2k a month in rental in...

My first tenants moved out the other day so I went over to the property today to change locks and do a few other things. I was surprised to see how dirty the property was. There was no damage to anything but they had...

I've been trying to understand what opportunities there would be to find a lender that would be willing to take a second position on my primary residence in order to finance an investment opportunity. I've been workin...

I am new to investing and am building new rental houses. The new units are about 1700 sq ft with one and two garages and have 3-4 bedrooms, 2 baths and will rent for about $1300 - $1400 per month.  I'd like to know ev...

... except ceramic or porcelain tile.I've been researching what to replace the remaining bedroom carpet with, and I've been looking for an alternative to labor-intensive ceramic tile.This property has a concrete slab....

Hi All - We have a property in Cobb Co., GA and while everything is going great, we are dealing with one annoying issue that we cannot get our arms around - tenants leaving trash around the complex. The property is on...

As a landscape contractor most of my competitors are uninsured but I find homeowners seem to care more than landlords about insurance, why is that? This is a generalization to elicit feedback but my comment is based o...