I wanted to share my experience planning, permitting and now building a 3 bed / 2 bath 800 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) / back house / laneway house at one of my single family rental properties. ...

My electric just installed electrical panel. I did not find any GFCI breakers. He said that the house does not need it due to the age. I am planning to rewire the whole house. I am not sure what he is doing is right. ...

Hey Everybody,Up to this point my real estate investing has been mostly buying, rehabbing, and selling for profit.  I have kicked around the idea of buying individual mobile homes on their own land and using them as r...

Your advice appreciated with this dilemma:

I am about to close on a 6 family (1987 construction). Rent is currently $2100/month. There is one meter and I JUST found out the monthly water bill is like $300-$350 - I ...

Looking for some advice. This is a property in Indianapolis, IN. All the numbers are accurate. The purchase agreement was signed on 12/18.After receiving the inspection report I was very hesitant to continue. The sell...

Hello everyone. I am a beginning real estate investor from NJ and am currently mailing to probates and out of state owners. The area I live in was pretty heavily hit by Hurricane Sandy. I'm about 5 miles from Seasi...

I have owned a 16 furnished room (dorm style) rental property for 14 years and never had a tenant do this.  We rent the rooms for $395 per month and it includes power, water, sewer and garbage service. We keep the A/C...

Hello!I will start by saying that my goal is to have enough cash flow to support my family if I didn't have a job.  To do this,  I obviously want to purchase more properties, but also make the correct investments in m...

There is a program under HUD (Emergency Solutions Grant Program) that provides money and incentives to property owners to rent their properties to people who are currently experiencing homelessness.  And within this p...

So the quick version of this is:My mom moved from the area (sf bay area to so-cal) and kept her house here. I am the "property manager" for the time being.We did as much as we could to get the place rent ready in the ...