I have just posted my first apartment for rent and I've noticed that a few applicants have recently started new jobs within the last 3 months. Their income level is fine, but does anyone require additional history of ...

I've gotta potential tenant whom I am meeting with tommorrow to go through the screening process my plan is to check their background, criminal, and eviction history. In addition I am planning on checking on their pr...

Does anyone know if there may some sort of tax penalty for buying and selling the same house, in the same year, in Ohio?

Recently purchased our first investment property.  Its a unique property consisting of 2 three bedroom houses, 1 two bedroom house, 4 small cottages, 1 larger cottage, a laundromat, and a restaurant.  All vacant in ne...

I have a few questions about investing in real estate with a Roth 401(k):

1.) If at age 45 I buy a vacation rental, and at age 59.5 I want to start using it for family vacations, would I first need to distribute the ...

I have a condo in Seattle that used to be my primary residence in a location close to Amazon HQ. I've moved to the 'burbs and have been renting it out for the last 10 years. Here are the key stats:
$550k Zestimate (a...

Hey everyone,I am a sole proprietor with a steadily expanding buy and hold portfolio. My kids are age 8 (son) and 10 (daughter). As a single dad with sole custody, the kids have always tagged along in some way - somet...

My husband and I own rental property. We have 133 units and qualifying a tenant is extremely time consuming. I've read about RentPrep and see that they have actual agents who review your applicants and do the legwor...

Hi all!  I'm new to the forum and still learning in the investor side.
I wanted to ask a question on buying properties.  Mostly, I think I know the answer, but I'm having a hard time convincing my wife.  I just sold ...

We are starting to receive some requests for either a reduction in rent or enabling people to pay a portion and pay the balance when they can.  I wanted to get a sense about how others are responding to these requests...