As a FL Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Investor and Landlord, my advice to investors who are opening new LLCs, is to consider include the word RENTAL(s) in the name of your LLC.Examples:Smith Rental Properties, LLCSunsh...

Hi y'all! So my husband and I are going back and forth on this... one of our tenants uses her front porch area as storage. It is a MESS and is very unsightly. My husband wants to write her an official letter demanding...

I try to avoid political discussions, as they never lead anywhere good in the business world - but this one strikes at the very heart of REI.  Former "Sex and the City" actress, Cynthia Nixon is running for Governor o...

I own a 5 bedroom 3&1/2 bath house with a finished basement. I’m hoping to live in the basement and rent out the top 2 floors. How should I split utilities, HOA, ect?Can I limit the rental to not include the backy...

Here's a lease I'm working on for a property I now in CT. Anything you would add?Steve---------IN THIS LEASE the words "we", "us" and "our" mean the Landlord, ________________________.The words "you" and "yours" mean ...

Hey guys, i just want to know if its too risky to ever pay off your mortage. I’ve been lots of research on this topic because all i want to do is own 5 paid off rentals and retire early. That is my goal but i have rea...

I've sadly come to the conclusion that our country is done, over, kaput! I finally came to this conclusion over the weekend as we were circulating petitions to put a Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot in...

I created this post to address a question I get from many other landlords.  What if I have do an eviction (and what will it cost)?During the pandemic many landlords in WA State were prevented from evicting problematic...