We just finished negotiating the price and the seller has revealed at the last moment that there is an underground storage tank in the property. Our offer price did not take into consideration the cost of dealing wit...

Is anyone else experiencing issues with erentpayment.com?  I use them for rent collection and they are currently holding my recent rental payments.  Allegedly there is an issue with their bank and the bank's required ...

Communism - short definition: a political, social, and economic system in which the state, governed by an elite party control production, labor, distribution, and largely, the social and cultural life and thought of ...

HelloHappy New Year everyone....I just want to discuss some findings that came up recently when fixing my pipe leak.So last week, I have a pipe leak in my basement at one of my properties. I called the local plumber. ...

It seems that everyone has an opinion about whether to rent to people with pets.   How effective is it to require additional monthly rent for a pet?  Can anyone tell me if charging a pet deposit or additional monthly ...

Are you going to risk thousands of dollars buying a property from a wholesaler? You better make sure they know what they’re doing, or you can lose every single penny.By asking seven simple questions, you can separat...

I recently wrote a blog post about the start of our real estate investing. Recalling how scared I was when we began made me wonder about stories of courage. I think we were most courageous when we started. Knowing the...

I live in SoCal and am a new investor.  New as in I haven't invested in anything yet, but I am actively looking.  As we all know living in SoCal presents some limited options for investing locally so, much like others...

I've been working with a contractor on some renovations and they are threatening to take me to court.  We do not have any signed contracts in place.  What we have is a good spreadsheet with a list of tasks, and as the...

Hi,I have potential tenants (husband and wife) interested in renting out my 3 bedrooms home who will use one bedroom as their primary residence and rent out other rooms through Airbnb in Los Angeles. They sent me thei...