What type of pre-screen questions do you ask potential tenants before showing your property ? I have my first rental ready and listed. What questions should I ask over the phone before even conside ring meeting a pers...

I have been reading all the blogs and posts within this site as well as books others have recommended. Amazing amount of information! We are busy getting our first rental SFH ready and I am behind on my formal introd...

In the rental calculator here, you factor in vacancy as an additional cost in owning a rental.  I have been just automatically putting in percentages just to do the calculations without a second thought but I just rea...

I am now convinced that It's not the wholesaler who is a hindrance, but the realtor. I have called roughly 25 realtors. I explain to them everything that I do, because in the state of New York you can assign a propert...

I have been making an effort to get into my first Multi, but it is slim pickin's in my area (south/ east Massachusetts). It seems investors are scooping up the cherries before they hit the real estate websites. T...

After reading the book of the millionaire real estate investor by Gary Keller, where it says to track your net worth frequently, I started few months ago to track my net worth and see it how it performs during time. I...

Hi All- I am looking for some advice on a tenant issue I encountered this weekend. A little background first. I own 4 rental properties in a college town and rent to the students who attend the University. I have yet ...

When I first started purchasing houses I had a Realtor find me a lot of deals. Once the houses were renovated I had her put the houses up for Lease on MLS. She would have the prospective tenants run a background check...

First time landlord working with a property manager to rent a large, very clean, single family home in a Los Angeles suburb. What are acceptable tenant credit scores and requirements for cash reserves?  I see that my ...

I like to mountain bike.Road biking was fun for a short bit, but after working as a bike messenger while going to college, it made normal road biking feel REALLY boring and ruined it for me. I have never really like ...