I got myself into trouble by verbally agreeing to a tenant's question during a signing over a year ago:These A+ tenants said, "We're interested in getting a dog at some point. If that's ok, we can sign a two year leas...

I am self-managing my single-family home rental in Fresno, CA. My current tenant just notified me that they would like to move out by the end of next month. However, their 1-year lease is effective for 6 more months a...

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I've always built the steam heat I provide into the rent of the property I've owned since 2012, but the way people search ads by price ceilings is killing me. They might never see my ad and rent a place that would act...

Little over 3 months in on my first yellow letter campaign targeting 65+ owner occupants and absentee owners. One deal so far off the absentee list, inherited property originally purchased in 2008.  My lists target 4 ...

I recently signed up new tenants on a 12-month lease, starting in June, for the upper level unit of a duplex I own.

The lease signing at a local coffee shop was the first time I had met the tenants. My wife h...

As my first year of real estate investing winds down I'm starting to think of pending tax preparations. I had a lot of questions, found a few answers, and am generally left with more questions. I purchased two propert...

Tenant signed a one year lease and breaking it in 6 months.  Says her son was suppose to move in with her but never showed up.  According to what she put on her Rental app. She seems to be able to afford it herself, b...

My wife and I bought a SFR to live in, in Aug '17 and finished the basement for ~$18K. We will move out in Aug '18 due to a job offer, and we'll have built 10% in equity, including downpayment,  at that point. I plan ...

After years of having rentals that just weren't doing much of anything, in a market that was getting progressively tighter, I started looking in an adjacent market thanks to the suggestion of another investor in that ...