I have a problem with paying people by percentage rather than pay per hour.For example, nearly every single property manager charges a percentage of the rent 6% to 10% of the monthly rent for property management fees....

This is probably the best study I've found on the benefits of renting to pet owners. Too many Landlords believe pets cause too many problems and result in a loss of revenue. This study found the opposite to be true. B...

After hanging around these forums for about half a year now, I've noticed that the word "Guru" gets tossed around quite a bit, and (understandably) not in a good way. It's a label that tends to be used interchangeably...

The title is supposed to read an appraisal/appraiser.Hey everybody, have you ever bought a property, ran the numbers, and figured out what your cash on cash return should be, or what your profit should be on a flip?  ...

We are a group of investors from NY, NY, TX looking to buy a duplex in FL. Many of the deals we evaluate are showing 7-8% cap rates, which works well for us, but once we stick a management company fee on there it is w...

As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...

I am going out on a limb here, and stating emphatically that NO LANDLORD should EVER pay for their Tenants Water Usage. Do you agree?

Here are my reasons:

1.) Personal Accountability: They use it, T...

I notice that it's a mixed bag when it comes to management on here. Half prefer to manage all their properties themselves and the other half won't touch a property without a manager/management company. Why is this suc...