I have tenants moving out this week.  I've been in and out of the unit over the last couple of weeks and noticed that there is an area of the vinyl flooring that is bubbling, presumably due to water (the spot is in th...

I am posting on my husband's account. We used to own a duplex and live in it with a downstairs tenant. This was sold in July 2016. I just received a call from the tenant (who still lives there) saying that her boombox...

When figuring out expanses, one thing that eats away most of my profits is insurance, but I assume pretty much same number for any size/year property: $1000/yr for homeowners insurance and $1000/yr for flood insurance...

We have all heard the horror stories, trashing the place, pouring concrete down the toilet. Just starting out as a landlord is tough to come to terms with. With everyone around you talking so negative about it, It t...

Tenants of 3 years purchased a home of their own in March and decided to stay in rental through lease period so they could renovate. Requests for extensions soon followed, and I approved (in writing) the first request...

I got a phone call from my Property mannager this morning saying that the properties is on fire (electrical issue).
here are some facts :
no body got injured sience no body was at the house .
Renters have renters ins...

Hi all, I recently moved out an apartment in San Carlos, California. My landlord did an initial walk-through inspection 10 days before my move-out. He said everything looked good and did not leave a written list of da...

Hi All,I am currently looking at a potential deal in an solid C class neighborhood here in Miami.The building is a 4 plex that suffered fire damage and was completely gutted. It's a solid block structure with 2 units ...

I have been reading through the Texas Property code as I am going through a "more intense than normal" eviction.  The tenant has threatened damage to the property (most likely has already done this) and direct threats...

Recently we purchased a vacant property that was part of a package of properties.  The properties were purchased from a seller that was forced to sell the properties as part of a city crackdown on slumlords, and the c...