Generally speaking I'm a realist that leans more on the positive of most situations. However for the last month I have been getting my butt kicked( tenant complaints, costly repairs, and next month will be my highest ...

Morning all.. so here it is, 9:15am on a Sunday, I’m drywalling the kitchen of a half double I own and am rehabbing. I own the other half also. I waited until 8:45 to start working. My tenant in the other half just te...

I just completed my first deal after years and years of taking no action.  It's not a homerun, but it's my first and I'll take it. I bought a REO from the MLS with a partner.  We were originally looking at cheaper con...

Anybody have experience with tenant proposing they get a dog for "medical" reasons? She knows there's a no dog policy and has been in the building a while. I do not allow dogs, and this dog she's proposing will not be...

Hey everyone... so I have a bit of a lease term question. I just bought this four-plex and it's my first local property. We're managing it ourselves. We've literally had possession for 4 days. Tenant #2 comes up with ...

Hi all, quick question today.I've been looking at a few older property listings while searching for a buy-and-hold rental property in Michigan. I'm aware that I should be watching out for "red flags" on these older pr...

While using the site Zillow to browse for multi family investment properties I have noticed what they call their "Zestimate." (their estimation of the home's value)  I would like to know how useful other investors hav...

I met with a small local bank this week working to refi some SFH rentals that are paid for in cash.  This banker told me that some report he gets just came out and said that SFH rental properties are one of the worst ...

Do you guys ever make offers on properties and the real estate agent tells you you're being ridiculous with your offer and that he isn't up for telling the home owner your offer because its too low? Here's a quick run...

I'm in a fairly hot Multifamily market in Northern California. My agent and i just made really strong offer, over asking price  with a 30 day close. We were beat out by the same offer, without a inspection contingency...