I closed on my first property in December 2021 and got it rented out by mid January. The tenants I chose are a young couple with 2 small children. They passed my screening with flying colors. Great references from the...

I have a duplex in South Minneapolis and unit #1 has two tenants who signed a year lease.  They have always paid on time, but recently a tenant who just move in just over a month ago wrote to me that she would like to...

I am just starting my development company- A & A Builders LLC- that goes hand in hand with my real estate & property management company- Donna Farrow & Company. The idea is that I take the investors I mana...

Liz Weston: The best ways to build credit nowNEW YORK – Oct. 18, 2016 – Once, building credit meant taking on debt – sometimes expensive debt like a car loan or a credit card with a high rate.Today, it's possible to ...

I was reading a real estate book that mentions a strategy of how investors can make a quick profit by putting down a deposit on a new home that a builder or developer hasn't even started, basically, making a reservati...

Nov 1 I had my first tenants leave. I had many problems with them, being loud late at night, trash on the property, and basically had to send a 30 day notice to get them to leave.They actually left the property in pre...

Would you keep a "Pet Fee" out of the security deposit?  In this instance I am holding 1.5 months deposit ($1,725).  Otherwise the tenants were perfectly pleasant.  So what do you think is fair in this instance? We're...

Hello BP,I was at my rental house this morning making a repair.  The house smells so strongly of cigarettes that I still smell like an ash tray after spending less than 30 minutes inside.  The tenant is fully aware th...

Hey all. I have a brand newly renovated three flat in a quiet north side Chicago neighborhood. Hardwood floors, new everything, etc. Just listed it and am getting a high number of "do you accept dogs" viewing inquirie...

Hello all!We are small time landlords in the DMV area. We decided to turn our home into a rental because we pay very little on it and it seemed like a good investment to keep. We renovated it -mostly cosmetic but also...