Had a guy move in Sunday night to one of my STRs.  He called me the next day to complain about 3 things.  1. He locked one of the bedroom doors and didn't know how to unlock it from the outside.2. He wanted a better c...

I'm about to be looking for a new tenant to fill 1 bedroom in my home. It is shared living: tenant bedrooms have access to shared kitchen, laundry, living, etc. You may remember that I've had issues with a tenant usin...

Hello everyone I'm currently investing in Fayetteville North Carolina and needed advice on furnishing a potential rental when I'm not in the area to do so myself or furnishing an Airbnb for long distance investing. So...

I am a mom of three young kids and just starting out in investing. I own a SFH in my town that cash flows well, and now a six plex in a town nearby that also has great cash flow. For my next property, I was considerin...

In a technology driven world the self check out/self service model is growing rapidly. This is the same in the rental property world. More and more companies are pushing the self showing lock box so there potential te...

I am about to purchase my first small multifamily (5-unit) property and plan on initially managing it myself. I have some practical questions:1) How often do you clean the common areas?2) How often do you do pest cont...

We are planning to show our rental unit to an applicant soon and our tenant is saying "no. You can show it after we move." We replied that as it states in our lease terms we can enter the property with 24 hours notice...

If you only have $5,000 to invest into real estate. What would you do being a newbie?

I'm currently in escrow on an under-performing self storage property in CA. I heard about using Cost Segregation when purchasing it to maximize on the tax benefits. I'm going to consult with my CPA, but just wondering...

Hey everyone, I'm Todd and I am from Tyler, Texas.  Tyler is roughly 2 hours east of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, about the same from Shreveport, Louisiana , and about 4 hours from Austin.  My only experience in real e...