I was wondering what other Landlords are doing about raising rents.  Do you only raise rents when your costs go up?  Do you raise them to be close to market rents?  Do you raise them yearly or rarely raise them?I have...

Now we are not quite ready to begin the above ground work, and it is getting nasty out.  winter is not fun...post 13 - foundation coatOnce again the speed of our cribbers pays off in terms of staying just ahead of the...

Just ripped out the old carpets and have all these annoying staples that are ridiculously labor intensive to remove. Do you know of an easy way to remove them? I'm prepping the floor for vinyl installation.  I'm think...

Trying to decide if it's time to incorporate as an llc. Share accounts when having an LLc has worked to your benefit. Moments when you said, "soooo glad I incorporated!"Thanks!

I am new to the real estate game and am currently scheduled to close on my first 4plex in Anchorage Alaska on April 20th.  I got approved for an FHA loan so I will be owner occupying one of the units.  Currently the u...

Banks have led a great many people to believe that the mortgage mess exists because too many loans were given at or around 100% LTV.

That is hogwash spread by banks because the...

I am a newbie, but I have one free and clear rental SFH with excellent cash flow. I wanted to do a cash out refi of about 50% LTV to get the next one or two, but was told by my banker, "can't do it." He said no b...

I saw a thread like this pop up a while back but instead of reviving it I want to hear if anyone has any fresh suggestions/opinions. As the title states, my wife and I want to leave CA. I feel as though even though I ...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...