Summary: Tenant violates HOA rules repeatedly and get's fined. Now denies it. I've asked for payment but they want evidence of the violation (that they previously always admitted to). Stopped talking to them at that p...

Hi All,This may be a newbie question, but what tools would you consider "must haves" when planning to do at least some rehab work yourself on properties. Think painting, some flooring, replacing vanities/toilets, putt...

I own some residential rental properties that I manage myself and am considering buying a vacation rental to add to my portfolio. I live in Oregon and am looking at the Oregon coast because I know demand is there for ...

Hello,I'm 26 and looking to get into the rental business. I'm truly inspired by everyone's stories and hope to one day too create a cash flow stream for myself through rentals.I spent time today looking into propertie...

Curious out there what people use as a general rule for how leveraged they are.   How comfortable you are with debt.  Do you have 401K loans?  Would you cash out a Roth IRA?   Do you use HELOCs off your primary?   For...

This is an interesting story for home owners in Florida. I just went through 2 weeks of hell but I finally won.I met a young couple who were unemployed and had no where to live. I allowed them stay in my house providi...

I have a single family home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, single story, 1800 sq. ft. in a nice suburb community in Houston, Texas. I purchased the home in 2009 for 121K and I would like to sell it today for 170K. It has had o...

I have a new tenant that wants to vape.  My PM has a no smoking/no vaping clause in her contract, and he (tenant) wants the vaping part removed.  Does anyone have any experience with tenants that vape?  Will vaping ca...

We were thrilled to find a tenant in California who was willing to sign a long term lease due to a project he was working on. The caveat was the rent was set at below market and fixed for the 5 yrs (rookie mistake).
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