I have a rental home with 4 storage sheds out back. I would like to keep a couple of these but am concerned about any liability issues that could arise. If I were to include an addendum to the lease which states I am ...

I purchased a 62-unit apartment building with senior housing 7 months ago.  No matter what I try, I can't keep intruders out.  They sleep in the halls, piss in the corners and there's some prostitution.  The two main ...

What type of repairs or issues do mortgage lenders typically deny a loan if the house is being sold to a retail buyer?

I recently bought a short sale rental house that has some rooms with the floor 1-3 inches higher.  For example, the kitchen floor is 3 inches higher than the floor of the living room.  The living room and kitchen are ...

I work for a small builder in Houston, and we are doing remediation work on flooded homes. I met with a client yesterday who is having a problem with a tenant. One of his rental homes flooded, and she threatened to su...

For Sale by owner, Sales Agreements.
I’m curious to learn what clauses or protections others builds into their sales agreements to ensure (or allow for legal action) if a private seller sells their property to someone...

I have a condo that is under contract. The buyer is now having some issues securing the financing as they are using stated income. I really don't want the deal to fall through so I've been kicking around some ideas ...

My family and I currently own and live in a home and are looking to purchase a new home.  We were excited to start our real estate investment carriers by renting out the house we now live in but we ran into a problem....

I rent in Florida. At this point, there is no way for me to prevent my tenants from vacating prior to the expiration of the lease. The only thing I could think of was to not give them their security deposit back if th...