I'm doing a lot of research before I start my journey into being a landlord real soon. I'm seeing a lot of people advising that it's a good idea not to reveal to tenants that I own the building. However, I simply don'...

Someone came by to look at my house today after seeing the yard sign. They seemed nice, but told me that although they had the income to rent from me, they had lost a house to foreclosure recently. Would you automatic...

I had a horrible day in renters court today. I will spare you most of the details. Last September the building got bed bugs, I made some stupid mistakes. And the tenant lied a lot. The tenant has not paid rent since O...

We have just started renting our first house and, like anyone, we want to get good tenants.  We have had a few leads but they have all not qualified based on what they told us.  Too many dogs, did not want to pay that...

Hello everyone,My wife and I are soon to be closing on a duplex with an inherited tenant that smokes inside the building. She is in the downstairs unit which rents for more than the unit we will stay in upstairs. We a...

I'm in the real estate market for a twofold purpose. I'm attempting to wear two different "hats" here, one as a new homeowner and the other as a long-term investor. I hope there's a middle ground between the two objec...

It seems like a proforma is only of limited usefulness because it can be so wildly inaccurate. How do you pros workaround the sellers lies and misrepresentation on a proforma? What tips do you have to help a newbie pr...

Hello!  I own a large track land near Binghamton, NY.  Portions of the property have amazing views of the I81 valley and I started to think about sub-dividing some of these areas into 1-3 acre lots and work with a dev...

How much additional screening do you conduct with section 8 applicants? I am aware that section 8 conducts their own background checks for their applicants. Also most of your money comes from the government. So I was ...

So how's this for a shady situation,Yesterday, I'm working from home - a house which we have on the MLS as a rental.Some realtor -- and we're still trying to figure out who exactly she was,1. Did not schedule a showin...