I appreciate the fact that these tenants have stayed for 14 years. In recent years we have painted, replaced flooring, remodeled bathrooms (tile, granite, cast-iron tubs) , new appliances, new granite in kitchen.  The...

Hi, I wanted to hear what other people are doing to keep their tenants happy and renewing their leases.  I don't have any rental properties yet but I'm always interested in hearing what can be done to increase the tim...

I’m setting up quickbooks and trying to figure out how to record a few things.

-Rent do I set the up as a bill or invoice?
-when the renter does not pay so I have to pay to cover the mortgage payment how do I record...

I am just now starting work on my first rehab. I'm finding out that there are some difficult decisions to make. If this was a complete burn-out and I had to replace EVERYTHING then it wouldn't be such a hard decision ...

Any thoughts?

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Hi,I've been working on getting educated on the forums and listening to podcasts.  I recently came across an opportunity buy a property that I could fix up and make a vacation rental.  I wanted to ask if anyone has ex...

As you can see from the picture, this window in the bathtub has created a mess and there is rotted wood underneith.  As it stands, it is 36x36.  I need to resolve this within the next week.  The bathroom does have a v...

Hello,After scouring the internet for what seems like–and may have been–hours, I've come up mostly empty-handed in regards to clear information on the steps I need to take to become a licensed real estate agent in Wis...

So I apologize for the long question but there are multiple issues here...Issue 1) In the image below the green outline is what I believe is my property line at my Triplex, and the orange outline is the neighboring bu...

I thought I'd share my approach and strategy to buying foreclosures that has served me pretty well.Foreclosures – Assessing ValueWhen you buy a foreclosure, not only are you assuming liens on the property, but you’re ...