What are some best tips to help investors prepare for investing in real estate? I was talking with a property manager today and a great tip I took away from our conversation was to have space heaters or other heating ...

Hi all! I own a duplex in Florida in the Tampa Bay area. One unit (2/2) is a LTR, the front unit is a 1/1 and is fully furnished. We're renting it out on Furnished Finder and on Airbnb but recently my wife and I are c...

When I was a property adjuster on the south side of Chicago over half of the propertites I dealt with were landlord owned. There's one particular scenario I saw a lot and wanted to give folks a heads up on what it is...

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They would not sign a new lease and it rolled over (auto renew for 1 year) and 2 weeks into the new lease they said they will be moving out.(did not pay rent and said to use last month rent...

I know that most landlords avoid this route but I heard it provides stable cash flow and less evictions required but you need to make the property pretty durable. A high NOI portfolio has come up and is affordable/pos...

I allowed a tenat with past bankruptcy to rent an apartment. Did not think much of since she had all the monies to move in. But now im worried should I.

For future can I ask for higher deposits for people with poor c...

I have a miniature whiteboard in my office where I used to write reminders—not “to-do” reminders, but “Who are you?” reminders. One day it might be a quote I read in a book, the next day it might be a simple personal...

This evening, a tenant of ours was notified by the police that a man they were pursuing had entered her home (our property).  He was of no relation to our tenant, just happened to be running through the neighborhood t...

First thing I will say is that I know that there are good dedicated realtors out there and this is about those who aren't. I have numerous SF rental properties in the Houston area.  I frequently am approached by realt...

For all my SELF property management investors out there. What's the best way to get rent payments from tenants without having to physically do it and something secure and with a trail?