When analyzing deals, is it better to apply the 50% rule to a deal, or go through and apply a certain percentage of rent to anticipated expenses, being Vacancy, Maintenance, Capital Expenses, and Property Management? ...

I am considering a self directed IRA. Has anyone worked with BuyPD, Am Estate and Trust and Accuplan? I also talked to IRA Financial Group in NY but they do not work as custodians'. Is a custodian required?

Still trying to understand what we have to do to accommodate a service animal, but long story short, we have a tenant  (the only person listed on the lease) that we have noticed the smell of dog and cat when our lease...

We pay a PM to manage a SFH, and this past week we received a $1k bill from a plumber for fixing the washing machine drain pan. I'm a little frustrated because from the plumbing bill I don't understand what exactly wa...

I am renting out a 3 bedroom apartment on Chicago's Southwest side. The steps in the tenancy process are:
     1) application (personal info, current address, former, job, a personal reference) and last 2 paystubs
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Good evening all.  My real estate journey started two years ago when my parents passed and left me what was to be their unrealized retirement property. It’s ten acres on a hillside surrounded by vineyards with a pocke...

Folks - I am in the second part of my journey of investing in Memphis. I closed on a property on Jan 10 in Memphis. Property management has been turned over to Crestcore. The listing is at the following location:http:...

How much do you pay for drywall guys to repair a wall or ceiling?

I got an estimate of nearly $2000 for part of 1 room. Absurdity.

That's when there's less than $50-75 in actual supplies (drywall, tape, mud, paint...