We're getting our first SFH under contract, and I just got the lease for the current tenant - it expired in 2017.  In addition to everything else I need (like lease agreements, info on evictions, etc.), my main concer...

Can I charge first months rent for a property that I will be managing that already has a tenant in it or just collect my monthly commission. I need to know if I can charge first months rent for the property that I'm t...

I recently purchased a property where a tenant says her deposit was a much larger amount than the seller says it was.  The only documentation is the lease, which was signed by both parties and has the larger amount.  ...

I am aggressively looking for property management companies for sale in Orange County CA. I have seen pricing vary. It typically falls into 6 months of gross management fees on the low end and a year and a half of gro...

Whats up BP???Looking to see if any house flippers have tried to file for sales tax exemption through there business at Lowes , Home Depot  or any other big box store?While I was in Lowes the other day one of the empl...

Hello,Does anybody have any best practices on collecting rent from Section 8 Tenants (the non-government part) in terms of mailing to house, PO Box, deposit at bank, etc?  Some Section 8 might not have internet or com...

I own a student housing rental in a university where most students sign leases about 8-9 months in advance (signing around October for a lease that starts in June of next year). 
My question is, at which point do mos...

I bought a small one bedroom/one bath condo with tenant in suburbs of Chicago. All I have to do is collect the rent every month.  I got a regular conventional 30 year fixed loan with 25% downpayment with 6.99% rate.Ca...

A week or so ago our tenant reported that the basement smelled of gas and they were worried there was a leak. We instructed them to call the emergency line for the gas company and have them come out. They did and the ...

I'm wondering, why would I rent out a single family home vs putting my money in a stock market index fund? Index funds seem like they're less hassle, but do they consistently perform worse than real estate? If I'm put...