We had our offer excepted yesterday on our first rental. What was one thing you wish someone had told you on your first rental?

when a home is being sold as is during foreclosure should I still go.through a property inspection and have an inspection contingency in my offer?

All,I'm new to REI and have a lot of learning to do.  I am closing on my first property and would like to list, from my experience in my first deal, the 10 steps of acquiring a buy-and-hold.  I am assuming a property ...

Very interesting article. Hopefully a lesson to all the landlords here ...

Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms

Hi, I am new (like absolutely new) to real estate investing and wanted to get some advice. I am in the process of moving to Austin from Dallas but wanted to convert my existing primary into a LTR rental while managing...

Hello! Had an offer accepted on a house in the Reeb-Hosack area of Columbus OH. Inspection report came back with a few things, but the one that concerns me is foundation problems. There is cracking and quite a bit of ...

Hi all I have a few questions and hope you can help me along the way. I own a 2 story house in South Philly and it’s fully gutted. I am putting a 3rd floor on and already have my zoning permits and waiting on construc...

Hi Folks,I just placed an order for my first shipping container home. It will be done in about 30 days but I  just received some horrible news from a family member who had previously agreed to let me put it on his pro...

I got a bunch of questions about a property I purchased in Chicago through Profit from Rentals (PFR), so I thought I'd put down some of the facts here.  I'll attempt to keep this as a running post, so folks who are cu...

I've got a question that I haven't been able to find on the forum. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
How often do you feel a property management company should inspect your rentals? I've been using a company now f...