Seen a few houses in the area and i am a first time investor, but was wondering if I should have and inspector or contractor look at a property before I make an offer because I don’t want to purchase someone’s problem...

I have received an application from someone who gets section 8 vouchers. The rent will be guaranteed so It's an option I am highly considering but I do not know much about it. I have heard some horror stories about se...

I recently became aware of a very cheap property (roughly half of after repair value) and upon looking at it in person I found out why it was so cheap: there is severe cigarette damage throughout the 1st floor (baseme...

Last week we signed the purchase agreement for what will be our 25th unit over 4 1/2 years.  It's nothing glamorous, but with a bit of work should exceed what we could achieve in most other investments, and hopefully ...

Hi all, so two years ago I bought my first STR in the Smokies (PF area), the next year I bought another. I am about to start construction on my largest investment yet, in the same area. A few questions:1. I am relativ...

I have fixer upper under contract with a $30,000 budget to rehab the property with my own cash.  I am scheduled to close in about 30 days, and am now in the process of getting cost estimates for the scope of work from...

We've rented from the same property management company since 2006, and were in our last unit for 7 years.  Smoking was not prohibited, in fact when we specifically asked if there were smoking/non-smoking units, we wer...

Thanks everyone for all the help and info on this site. Today I closed on my first "intentional" investment deal. I am already an accidental landlord (and out of state), and an accidental raw land investor (from a mov...

Tenants lease says nothing about smoking. She gave a deposit of $765 but smoked in the unit for 2 years. How much of that 765 can I charge her for cleaning up the unit? Need new blinds, paint carpet etc. located in Ohio

I have a prospective tenant apply who seems a great fit and is a friend of a friend. I recently found out he is a smoker. I did not even think to ask but instead saw him smoke. I was all ready to rent to him.

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