I work with many investors from out of state, and aside from their returns, their most important concerns are with the management of their Condo/Towhome.   The point of this post to help share ideas on how to self man...

Hi,
My question is:
Do I have to supply window treatments (blinds, verticals, etc) in my rental or is it up to the tenant? I’m just thinking about cutting costs as much as I can at this point, because we are almost ov...

I've had the same unmarried couple as tenants for 4 years now. They were good tenants at first. But the past couple of years whenever I go in to access repairs, I've noticed they are not clean people. The walls are na...

Hello all, I am currently under contract on a 4bd/2bth property that will become a long-term section 8 rental. However, one of the additional bedrooms has a working bathroom vanity with sink installed; worse yet, it i...

Do you allow pets in apartments? Dogs are too likely to bark, owners don't clean up after them, and an off-leash dog creates a lot of problems. Then there's scratches on doors, chewed up trim, or torn up carpet to wor...

My husband and I bought of first duplex. We went back and forth on leasing options, but decided to go with a month to month contract for our first tenants. Which contract option is better - month to month or a 12 mon...

I'm still very new to this site and REI in general but I have been reading and learning as much as I can from this great site and other books. I was wondering how would you go about investing with a partner on a SFH ...

So after doing my homework, placing ads,etc, I finally got a call from a lady in foreclosure. I have the comps at 230-250, she says she needs 160 to get out of the mortgage, and wants some cash to start over. She says...

Hello, I recently found out both my tenants smoke and they lied about it. I had them sign a Lease and in that lease they agreed to the no smoking rule. So, I am choosing to pick my battle here but they now want to mov...

We're live in our owner occupied 2 unit building, and are realizing the importance of attracting high quality tenants so we can co-exist peacefully and happily at our home.  We have been investing money heavily into t...