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Hello All - I'm currently facing a challenging situation with one of my tenants and would appreciate some advice on how to handle it appropriately.
Background: The tenant in question has had their electricity discon...
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I own and self manage several properties in Hawaii via VRBO and AirBnB. I've never had any major problems but i've recent incident that caused me to make an adjustment to all my rental agreements going forward.I had ...
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I'm seeing wholesalers here in AZ asking 80% ARV flat (no reduction for repairs). Even a light cleaning would take at least 1 month of holding + closing costs on both sides. Almost every "deal" that's hit my Inbox nee...
I purchased a duplex 6 weeks ago in Lansing, MI. My tenant didn't pay July's rent. I won the judgement for back rent and if the tenant doesn't pay by Aug. 8th, I can file a writ. My question is, what happens if she pa...
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I've been reading the forums and soaking up as much information as possible for the last 6-9 months. I finally decided to jump in and purchase my first turnkey property which closed about 2 weeks ago. Everything was s...
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To preface: I am making this post for many reasons, one of them being that I want to have a landmark post to look back on in the future. The other reasons are to get out my plan and largely to receive support and crit...
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Hi All,I recently acquired a property that has a smartlock. I would like to avoid providing keys to the tenants and just have them setup and control the codes for access. Smartlocks are expensive, I hate to have to sw...
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After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...