I am dealing with this local property management company for the first time; everything looked great until my tenant stated paying rent five to ten days late every month.  The tenant then pays the rent but nothing ext...

I have a project underway and am doing some of the work myself. I'm curious if anyone else has run into a problem when rehabbing a property, and doing the work yourself. Have you been required to have a General Contra...

Hi, I am buying a home in southern california. This home has a bonus room that was converted into two bedrooms by constructing a wall in the middle with a door. There is no permit and also building codes were not...

I've been reading all the posts and blogs about having an LLC in addition to my insurance policies and I thought I should get to it before I get much further into my investing. I have a few questions though that I'm h...

For those who have never obtained a hard money loan, there are typically a lot of questions. Here are some of the most commons questions and answers about private and hard money loans:

1. What exactly IS a hard money...

Since I mostly just look and give instructions to the Super, it was a real "turn back the clock" moment for me recently when I was trying to meet an inspection deadline-not enough manpower to get everything done. The...

I know that software exists that would auto post for you on CL. Has anyone ever used one? Did it work? Would you recommend it?

I have downloaded all of the other forms mentioned in the book Managing Rental Properties but can't locate the flow chart poster for the tenant screening process.

Hi all first time poster long time reader. Just wondering when doing a market analysis what else should I take into consideration? Besides the normal economic behaviors (I.e. Population trends, job growth, school dist...

Hi everybody,
Long time lurker, first time poster. For the rental calculator, in the section where it analyzes years 1-30 does the "total profit if sold" include monthly rent profits in addition to the equity gained ...