I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord.  It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so.  Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...

I'm interested in talking to anyone that has hired Anderson Business Advisors for help with asset protection strategies.  This is the firm founded by author Clint Coons who wrote Asset Protection for Real Estate Inves...

Hello BP members and investors. I am an Asset Protection Attorney specifically for Real Estate Investors. I see lots of questions on this topic about how to structure your companies and protect your investments, but n...

Being a landlord or real estate investor is tough. Not everyone is going to see things the same way you do. Things like evictions or rent increases are very sensitive subjects. Many people in our society want to vilif...

I have someone who had no license when doing work for me, and now has a handyman's license organizing and subcontracting work on my flip. Initially, I told him that I may have to wait to pay him $15000 for work done u...

I recently bought a sfr in Seattle, closed December 22, 2015.  The inspector that charged me $400 for the inspection totally missed a one foot diameter area in the dining room along the garage side wall that when step...

Alright!! I been working on few deals and one especially with a old pool. We are closing on this deal soon and checked with few contractors to close the pool.  Nobody talks about the permit except one guy. They all wa...

I had to relocate to Chicago from ATL for my job and hired a property MGT company to assist with renting out my home in ATL. We found a tenant who owns his own company, wants to pay in advance with 3 month incremen...

I bought a house from Tanner Hester (a New Western agent) in June 2019. There were lots of issues with the house as follows:1) The house was built without a permit2) The house was for the most part sitting on the floo...