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Hello all. I am new to the forums and seeking some advice with how to deal with my landlord.I rented with my landlord for the past year. The original lease was from July 1st, 2015 to June 30th, 2016. Rent is $800 and ...
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Good Day!My wife and I keep getting the itch to buy a VRBO'able vacation condo, preferably on the Gulf coast. (MUST BE Ocean front or nothing) We already own 34 units here in our own town of Waterville Maine, but we p...
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I think I'm finally ready to move into a few rental homes near my house, and diversify my investments. Hopefully, there are people here with answers.
1) I am thinking of homes in the $125K range (homes are cheaper i...
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Hello everyone, I’m looking for some advice here. I’m working on my first deal, which will be an SFR income property. Everything was going along smoothly, until just before we were scheduled to close I was told th...
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So, this is a two parter – 70% Rant, 30% Tip, feel free to skip down to the tips section…RANT:So I’ve had a busy year, went from 0-8 houses, and I’m definitely feeling the growing pains, but the biggest one is with In...
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I'm serving a 3-day notice to pay or quit this afternoon. It's totally my fault; I allowed an alternative method for a month, and the tenant took full advantage of my willingness to work with her. I've heard nothing f...
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Open to replies/opinions from ANY market. Should tenants get a grace period? Should they be charged late fees? Share your experiences with collecting rents and making grace periods/late fees work in your favor. I have...
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This is my first investment property and I'm working on getting my first tenant!I'm trying to develop a fair and efficient tenant screening process, but I'm a little worried if I'm dancing around any discrimination is...
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We just purchased our first STR and are trying to learn the ropes. Would anyone be willing to share examples of their welcome/check in emails? Thanks!!
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I could really use some advice from the community!I was working with a friend as a backer on deals here in Hawaii and put down some earnest money on a bank owned property deal I got for 500K. When it came time to put ...