If you are screening tenants and you figure that the tenant might be have a difficult life situation, would you put that into consideration when choosing if the financial side of the screening passes?

On a hunch a...

Hi all,I grew up the son of a land lord.  My father became a land lord out of necessity rather than by design.  And I learned how NOT to do just about every job you can think of. 😭For the better part of my youth I loa...

Last night I grab and read some chapters on a book my wife is reading about being a professional in Network Marketing. She is really blooming with that.
The author mentions that he made a breakthrough when he stopped...

I suppose it’s worth it with prices almost double lately.Anyone else getting hammered with entitled jerks?

Hello everyone,I am currently working as an Electrical Engineer and just got introduced to the real estate world a couple of months ago. I have been to a few real estate seminars and read a few books, including the on...

Hello everyone! I just wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself and get some feedback. My name is Chris and I live in Vancouver, WA. A little history on myself and how I wound up interested in real estate inve...

So, I wondered if anyone had insight into finishing an attic space if my joists are 8x2 spaced 16" apart.  Now, I have heard that this only allows for "office space" rating, but my intention is to put in a full 2 bedr...

Hi,I have a question about the house maintenance. The tenant kept bothering me about a lot of repairing issue. I had replaced the refrigerator and washer since she moved in one year ago. When we signed the lease, I to...

When you are buying up properties for the purpose of buying and holding, at what point do you ever focus on paying your houses off as opposed to paying 10-30year amortization? Are there any general rules of thumb on t...

I just paid $320 + tax for a plumber to spend 2 hours to clean out a kitchen clog at a tenant's apartment. The clog was like 5' deep and evening causing backup to the vacant unit on the other side.Do you, landlord or ...