Hi all,I have 28 units all with separately metered utilities. In our area it's just electric and water (we don't have gas, sewer, etc). Currently when a tenant moves in, we have them transfer the utilities to their na...

Hi BP, I have been researching, reading and listening to everything I can find in REI for the last few months. I feel that settling on the plan to follow is the biggest hurdle. I am pretty sure I now understand my inv...

Arizona's Top Water Official: "We're Going To Have To Live With Less Water" "I never thought this day would come this quickly ... But I think we always knew that this day was potentially out there," he said.
Lake Po...

HUD ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA LANDLORDS RESOLVING CLAIMOF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION--because of 'unreasonably restrictive two-person-per-bedroom occupancy policy'

Read below the Agreement issued by HUD.  Do...

Howdy all just looking for some insight from other brokers, lenders and investors in the area and beyond..I've posted regarding the state of the Oregon & southern California Coastal market, and as expected we've s...

I am doing a rehab an older house that will be a rental when it is finished and I was wondering, has anyone put an instant water heater in a rental? I have had the electrical upgraded and added a second bathroom to ma...

I am a new landlord with one up and down duplex. The building has separate electric meters, one gas and water meters. For that reason I am responsible for water and gas bills and tenants pay their own electric. Becaus...

So my question is has anyone found Heat pumps to be worth the extra expense. So when you are having a house that needs a new Ac/heating system it cost extra if it comes with a heat pump. Heat pumps can save you some m...

While I know the 50% rule isn't always a direct measurement of things, for this purpose I am going to assume it is. So, being a newbie, it is my understanding that 50% rule simply states that 50% goes to costs of prop...

Tenant keeps making complaints and is annoying the crap out of me. This is for an older home with approx 1,300 sqft and 1 bathroom with 6 people living in it. When I bought the home it had a 25 gal water heater and we...