We are first time landlords, trying to do everything by the book in michigan. We didn't want to rent out the second half of our duplex as we eventually plan on turning it into a single family home. But we had a friend...

I registered for ActiveRain what seems like a few years ago and it seemed to be mainly for Realtors and those engaged in “normal” real estate transactions. This seemed to be different than BP’s or other investo...

Hi All. Hope your holidays going well. I have International students as tenants in my property. Of course they have no credit score or any but have bank checking account. They want to open an account for the Internet ...

here's a rant on the totally abysmal quality of fools trying to mnipulate me into renting my lovely SFR. I use the rental application form as a qualifier and when they can't seem to get it together to submit it (perha...

All,Thanks in advance to anyone who responds. I an currently holding 2, four unit multis in my personal name due to fees and some other factors inhibiting me from acquiring these via a commercerial loan/LLC.  Has anyo...

At first, when I read about the FHA loan, it sounded like a great idea, and I planned to hold a job for 2 years to meet the requirement. However, the more I thought about it, the more it started to not seem like such ...

I plan to pay 150k cash for sfh. My plan was to close with existing sub s corp on title. After rented finance out. Will this affect me when trying to finance 80 percent of appraisal out in a couple of months? It shoul...

Hi guys,How do you calculate your tax bracket for when you retire?Can you please correct me if I am wrong:Lets say you have 10 paid off houses that each bring you 1k so total you have 10K per month. Plus lets say you ...

I have a rental property available and received an application from a family moving from Spain. They have great jobs lined up at the local college with ample income. They submitted an application but do not have socia...

What is the good and the bad with Section 8? Why do section 8 and why not do section 8