Someone came to see the place and they want to use their child's SSDI payments as part of the income to qualify for the rental. I have taken an applicant on SSDI before but have never heard of someone trying to do ...

Hi people! I just put an offer on my first rental property located in Washington DC and it was accepted! Its a 2BDR, 1B condo and is located 3 blocks away from the metro. I have 3 days to back off the deal or break th...

We are working to add air conditioner or heat pump to 15 new 14'x56' homes in SC.  Looking at the manufacturer's equipment sizing, it suggests a 1.5 ton (Energystar) or a 2 ton (HUD).   We are leaning toward 1.5 ton s...

Pros and Cons of managing properties that the banks are sitting on?

Looking for some ideas and opinions on the expected (if any) value add of installing solar panels on a primary residence. Wondering if anyone has done this more recently? Most forum posts I saw were 5 years old. Just ...

So my parents are in a very nice 2003 construction 2 story SFH 4bd3bth. They're in a 30 yr $180k 2.75% interest conventional mortgage and are paying about $1400/month. They would like a smaller one floor house so thei...

My husband and I have been looking for investment property for about 6 months now with no real luck. I’ve been entertaining the idea of purchasing a condo in Hawaii and renting it out... any thoughts on this?

So I'm not understanding how I can do an fha loan on a duplex and live in one unit. If I did that wouldn't I need to have my renter for the other unit pay 2x the rent and 2x their utilities? If I'm buying that duplex ...

I found out this week that the previous landlord was paying for one of the tenants electricity, maybe unintentionally because the electric meters are mixed up. The previous landlord use to live in that particular unit...

Hi, I just recently bought a duplex in La Mesa, CA (San Diego) and am looking for some contractors to build an extra laundry hookup for the bottom unit for my future tenants. Currently, I'm living in the top unit and ...