I am currently making my own rental property calculator in excel, I was wondering how much should I budget for maintenance? Is their a rule of thumb, is it per square foot or something else.Thanks in advance for your ...

Hello all,I just purchased and renting out my first single family home at the beginning of the month. The new tenants are a family and I've gotten several texts about different items in the unit within the first two d...

First time investor looking for a duplex or a SFH as my first project. What are the best ways to find off market deals in a competitive market? 

I have recently heard several established real estate investors mention this, but specifically what does that mean? I understand "their price" but the "your terms" is throwing me off. Is there really that much you can...

Should i be providing disposable toothbrushes and extra toothpaste to guests?  Is this an amenity worth spending $$ on?

re now under contract for our first rental property and have tenants in place that will be moving out 3-4 days after we close.  The current owner didn't use a formal walk through check list, but said he looked for cle...

I am a newbie landlord with my first tenants who moved in last week.Today I get an email asking for a list of items to be fixed (from ceiling fan to water heater to hinges on the door). They are asking if they can get...

My question is when someone goes into a loan forbearance, why does the loan company put a suspension on payments?

My neighbor at one of my properties in PA missed 3 mortgage payments. Her mortgage company gave her a...

How to Gage Economic Conditions

These are ways to determine economic conditions:

- Local Sales Tax Reports - paying close attention to the major factors affecting the major employers

- Auto sales - dig down to le...

With standard CAR Forms....I'm trying to understand what establishes a buyer contingency on the buyers purchase offer? Is it simply Line 14.b as seen in the screenshot below, that's it?

Do purchase offers always re...