Over the years of landlording and owning property in a college town, I have noticed that my Special Stipulations section in my leases have taken on some strange phrases and warnings to new tenants. It seems that e...

Hi,  I am renting out my first house and trying to get someone in there in the next few weeks.  I have a couple that are really interested, but the male has a felony (schedule II PITS) female has shopped lifted in pas...

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I am a Newbie wholesaler here in the Houston area...and I have yet to wholesale my first property. I have been doing this since Feb 2011 and I am really beginning to become discouraged. I have read book a...

Hello. I am starting to lose my drive for real estate. I've tried to build a buyers list. I failed. I though I found great deal. Unfortunately I have not. What am I doing wrong. I network, I read, I learn. Please help...

Coming up to renewal, the tenant is asking if he could re-paint the house at my expense because he doesn't like the color (only been 2 yrs since the tenant moved in). I told him no i can't pay for it. but he is insist...

What's your worst ESA / service animal story? Hopefully that's well behind you...I've long said that it will take big money lobbyists (likely from the air travel industry) to push into motion some type of regulation o...

I am fairly certain I am asking a legal question- and ironically I am a lawyer (not in this area though!)... just wondering if someone can point me in the right direction or perhaps encountered this.Just found one of ...

I recently stumbled on a fully occupied 6 unit property that would bring in about 35% Cash on Cash and that does take into consideration 15% vacancy. The city itself has a higher than average crime rate according to n...

I've installed vinyl plank flooring in a rental, I really like it but it keeps separating (I helped install this with someone who has installed alot of flooring previously but never the vinyl plank type, so maybe we d...

Me: 2-4 units (including multiple houses on 1 lot)
Location: SF Bay Area; Richmond, Oakland

Why?
1) 30yr fixed rate financing. I plan on owning the "fix and hold" properties I buy for AT LEAST...