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HI,
I just turned 16 and by chance one of my relatives asked me where i saw myself in 5 years and my mind literally went blank. I have always wanted to be a self employed businessman but however i did not know what ...
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When making offers on REO properties, is it necessary to put a deposit down when making an offer?One strategy I have seen with investing is investors who make "low ball" offers on hundreds of properties. Do they incl...
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Does anyone reccomend guideline books for New York State laws on being a land lord.
Topics like:
Late fees
Evictions/notices
Purchasing a property with existing tenants
Accepting cash for rent
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Renter are smoking weed and the neighbor reached out to me and told me that they are smoking how should I handle this issue?
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I am looking for purchasing a property which has house on it and 10 acres on it. Plan is to rent the house for few years and then later on either add more homes to the property or split the land up into smaller lots. ...
I am curious about the importance of a certificate of occupancy. Does it help to have one for an appraisal when it comes to refinancing a property? What has been your experience? Thanks, -James
We recently purchased a small mobile home park in New York State. We are on private well and septic. Our contractor had mentioned that we could install meters on each of the pads and have tenants pay for the water. I'...
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Hi Everyone,
Right now, I have my tenants' security deposits in separate savings account at an online bank. Is this how most people do it? If not, can you share where you keep the security deposits. Thank you in...
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I'm bringing this up as a topic of discussion because what happens in the most liberal cities/states has a tendency to work it's way to other states. I like to see what's coming our way.Forget the COVID rent moratoriu...
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Let say you are a buy side agent, and there is an advertising to conduct a 4 hour open house for a seller who sells on his/her own. Let's also assume that you are familiar with the area and have time on this particula...