Happy New Year Everyone! We are now ready to begin listing our first STR. We will list on AirBNB and other platforms. However, we plan to aggressively pursue direct bookings via Social Media, Ads, etc. For those direc...

Dumb question. But I have a PDF lease from a local property management company in Chicago. And I'd like to add some stipulations to the lease. Such as no smoking, how rent should be paid (Cozy.co), etc. What's the bes...

I am a real estate investor in the San Diego area. I am just getting started on wholesaling properties and am currently finding off market deals. I will soon have to give an earnest deposit soon and was wondering how ...

Hello, I am new to commercial side of real estate. I am looking at how commercial office space is appraised. There are around 50 similar commercial office spaces, when they were build in 1990's they all were sold at a...

i recently had a failed 1031. closing date of sale of property was 10-10-2017 my 1031 exchange did not go through, i received my proceeds of the sale on 04-19-2018  how do i claim this on my taxes and in what year. ca...

Once a tenant is approved, when is it appropriate to verify that they have purchased renters insurance.....at the lease signing or prior?  Also, how do you verify that the renter has renewed their renters insurance po...

Do you use video surveillance of your property? Why or why not?

I would think it would help protect the tenants as well as the landlord (you'd know who's coming and going and if there's trouble brewing at you...

Hi everyone,Is it ok to post something that isn't a question?I found the blog button last night, and thought it was a place for random thoughts, like a blog in the outside world.  I wrote a fairly long piece and poste...

 I have a reasonable cash and am looking to invest in real estate in Maryland, but I don't know where to start and how to find good deals. I would appreciate your advice.

I'm in the process of converting a vacation home I own into a rental property as well as trying to pick up another SFR home as a rental in the near future. Right now, the vacation home is insured through a brand n...