Hello,Coming pretty close to purchasing my first buy and hold investment property.  Had a few questions I started considering to make this transition go smoothly:How should I make purchases in my new small business?  ...

So I have a house under contract hours and hours from me, the owner also lives hours away from property.  Sent a photographer to take pics, and the house isn't locked, the doors are unlocked, the place is vacant.Need ...

Back in 1985 when I wrote, 121 Real Estate T.I.P.S., seasoned investors use this technique quite regularly to quickly acquire property and build their portfolio of properties.

Creating paper (a mortgage and a...

I have a prospective tenant that is no longer employed. She states she has sufficient savings to allow for rent. How do I qualify someone who has no stated income... living off of government (SS) and savings? Any ...

I know on a regular purchase, the new owner assumes the responsibility for the security deposit but I heard on an REO that the purchaser has no obligation to pay the tenant back.  This seems unfair to the tenant so I ...

I need to open an escrow account to keep my tenants' security deposit. So far I have stopped by 2 different banks to inquire about escrow account, both of which told me that I could just set up a checking account for ...

There is a growing political movement, at least on Twitter, called Rent Strike 2020.  Basically the message is that they are demanding that the governors of all states "freeze all rent, mortgage, and utility bill coll...

Hud Recertification is up on one of our apartments. Tenant brought in a list prior to the HUD Inspection. The list includes: replace 2 light globes she says she broke while changing the lights. a couple holes in the b...

I just bought a triplex in South Florida as a house hack. One of the units that will be occupied by a tenant has an exterior sliding glass door that opens to the backyard that doesn't close or lock appropriately. Am I...

hello, i live in long beach california in a not so safe area and my landlord will not switch out my front door which can easily be broken into.  is he within the law to do this?  as you can see from the photos there i...