As the saying goes, "if no one is doing what you need to be done, just do it yourself." Or something like that. In my area there is a serious lack of organized collaboration going on. It's not like Southern California...

I have a tenant that is going on 3rd year and their contract is due to be renewed. They do occasionally pay late but within grace period ( I have 5 days). I am planning to put them month to month and try to entice pro...

Hello fellow investors!I'm Amy and I live in 1/2 of my first investment property, a duplex in the Foster Powell neighborhood of Portland Oregon. Luckily for all of us here in Portland, the real estate and rental marke...

Do you pay off the mortgage at a higher rate? Do you put the money into savings for THAT property incase it needs work? Do you put it into its own savings account to use for future investments?

Hi all, I'm starting to look at designs for a new build in a small college town, but with a reasonably large student body that drives a lot of traffic in/out of town throughout the year. My family has been in student ...

Aside from cash, HELOC, or an investor, is there a way to fund the bulk of the purchase and rehab with a different type of loan?Do smaller banks offer "rehab loans" that are not for your primary residence? 203k or som...

Help! I got a call today from a concerned neighbor telling me that the tenants leave their dogs outside, sometimes for days, without water. They bark at all hours of the night causing a nuisance and they escape and ro...

I chose the forum category "Real Estate Success Stories" because I consider this my biggest real estate success so far: April 2016 I was looking for more RE networking but no group existed in Las Cruces, New Mexico th...

So, the horror stories of evictions abound. I'm curious though, how many of you have had a smooth eviction? What did you do that made the eviction relatively painless and less costly than the horror story versions? 

Hi everyone,
I’ve been a landlord for a while now, but this is the first time I’ve found myself in a tough situation like this, and I’d appreciate some advice.
I have tenants who have been with me for 2 1/2 years. T...