I have a rental that is available near a college (typically students occupy this). I am wondering what people think of the value of 'smart upgrades'. Has anyone done any testing or research on doing some smart home up...

This is my first post. I just bought my first property and it needs a bit of paint before we can put her on the rental market. I've always applied paint the old fashioned way - with a rolller and brush. But I'm thi...

We bought a SFH at the courthouse auction, put in very nice upgrades, fixed all the issues that our inspection identified, staged it, on the market in 5 weeks. Had 2 offers in the first week, accepted one with a 3-wee...

Hello everyone,I am a newbie to the whole real estate investment world and am looking to move on my first property if possible. I have been reading books and I have been studying everything I can. But due to some issu...

Any advice for new landlords are welcome! Thanks

Hello, I bought my first rental property in December of 2016. It is a 3 story townhouse here in the Baltimore area built around 1900. I am having issues with the A/C cooling the entire house. The 3rd floor is noticeab...

People love "life hacks." A life hack is a simple strategy/process/tool/trick for improving your life in an unconventional way. For example: So... I am writing a post about "Landord Hacks" - it's the little things tha...

It's technically legal in WA to grow it with a medical card which he says he has and would gladly show me. I don't know what the effect on insurance would be or if they can prohibit it. He is offering to pay higher de...

I have been working toward a buying a house using a Realtor as my Buying Agent.  Deal is supposed to close the end of this month January.Summarizing, I made it clear to MY $#@!ing Realtor that I did NOT want my deal t...

Looking for advice....Nightmare situation and tenants.Hello All, I rehabbed a beautiful house in Southern Ca and recently rented it out Aug 1st. In the first month of the tenants residing my property manager has recei...