Brandon Turner
What's Your Best Landlord "Hack" ?
People love "life hacks." A life hack is a simple strategy/process/tool/trick for improving your life in an unconventional way. For example: So... I am writing a post about "Landord Hacks" - it's the little things tha...
Maurice Davis
My tentant's father just called me to tell me his son is missing and he wants to break the lease?
My tentant's rent was due on September 1st and have not received it. I tried to reach through text and left a message on his cell phone with no response. His father just called today asking me if he had seen his son...
Lillian Burke
Housing for Poor People
Recently, I read "Nomadland" about people who are poor or living on minimal social security and trying to get by. Some of my relatives have problems paying for housing and they don't understand how to navigate the sys...
Lamont Marable
What if a contractor stole $7,000 from you?
Hypothetically speaking, let's say that you found a contractor that was cheaper than the rest. Their communication up to the exchange of the first draw check, perfection. You performed a simple background check, ask...
Thom S.
Calling myself the property manager vs. landlord
I'm a newbie investor, with one SFH that I'm currently in the process of renting out. I've seen on BP and in a couple of books that some experts present themselves to tenants as the property manager, not the landlord....
Ben Leybovich
Neighbor vs. Neighbor
Wondering if anyone has any thoughts about the recent interview by Meredith Whitney, about the only Wall Street analysts worth anything, on CNBC.
She talked about Detroit bankruptcy saying more is coming. She succes...
Sam Erickson
Successful Sheriffs Sale (Was the only guy there!)
I successfully won the auction for a property that went to Sheriffs Sale in Racine County. The outstanding balance was $116,900, however the open bid was $124,167. This caught me a little by surprise. I had watched...
Mark Forest
House not renting
It has been cold here in Michigan, but I have had an unusually small amount of inquires on this house. Are any of you having better luck? Here is my ad: http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Burton-MI/house,condo,ap...
Stephen E.
Elimination of Curry odors?
A mature couple of Indian extraction have applied for one of my units. I am working on the application at present and have not finished processing it. They are first generation immigrants from India and it is clear th...
Jamie L.
Is Wholesale R.E. illegal?
I've read a lot of stuff about real estate wholesale being illegal with out a licence. This is an excerpt from Havard graduate John T. Reed:
I suspect that much of what is advocated as flipping is really unlicensed br...