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My husband and I converted our first home to a rental a little over a year ago. The initial screening process was an eye opener, and we quickly learned that professional/stable people are few and far between. Our pr...
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Hey everyone. I am just curious for those that have a Schlage Encode lock, have you seen it start going online and offline, especially during very cold weather.The weather at the lakehouse had been in the -15 to -25 r...
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I have lived in a house for 4 years and moved recently to a different house. Was thinking to transfer the old house to and LLC and rent it out. I think since I have lived in the house for full 4 years, there will be n...
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I'd love to get info/opinions on whether there is a "standard" amount of time to increase rents in the Bay Area for Single Family Homes.How do property management companies/landlords handle rent increases for existing...
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Has anyone seen this article? "The Really Big One"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-r... I know the New Yorker is a bit lengthy to read start to finish, so I included some quotes from the article that I...
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Hi everyone - I have a fully occupied duplex that I am looking to sell in the heart of Dallas, Texas. One side has a tenant lease that expires JAN 2026, and the other has a lease that expires AUG 2025. Fantastic tenan...
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Hey team - Would love your thoughts for this situation: (BLUF - my tenant has had to deal with appliance issues for almost a month through no fault of her own, and I want to try to make that right).My tenant let me k...
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Looking for some insight on the following situation: I recently purchased 2 neighbouring duplexes, 3 of the 4 units are currently rented out. We plan to move into the vacant unit and do some minor updates while house ...
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I am based out of Wisconsin and have recently started to invest into realestate. Seeing as how I have background in construction, I obtained my pre-dwelling contractor license and am looking to get fully licensed in a...