I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord.  It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so.  Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...

I have a question regarding the Fair Housing Act's Familial Status.The intent is to prevent anyone from refusing to rent to or give preferences to people based on their family status...single vs married, with or witho...

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I'm a newbie at real estate investing and to this site. Has anyone used the above materials from JUSTASKBENWHY dot com? I've bought a bunch of books recommended here on this site and I am also ploughing t...

Syndication and apartments, in general, is an opportunistic play. Most things being sold don't make it past the most cursory underwriting.ow did syndication become a model? A model implies a system, and I think of a s...

You hear alot about avoiding "war zones". Investing in low income is not some peoples cup of tea, but some people do focus their strategy in such areas. My issue is that even these low income investors, along with eve...

Talked to an attorney yesterday (large downtown firm) about forming an LLC(s). She said you have to maintain it by having meetings, writing resolutions about decisions and keeping minutes. Really? By myself? How do yo...

I want to secure rental properties I purchase under my LLC to mitigate risk but have run into a few hurdles. I own one rental property outright and am seeking financing to purchase another property. I also have a...

Hello fellow Kansas City investors and property managers (and everyone else for that matter), I think it's important to make you aware of the Kansas City Mayor's Special Committee on Housing Policy which will be holdi...

I am very much an aspiring investor in Grand Rapids and West Michigan and am checking off my list of needs (CPA, PM, capital, lending etc) but one area that keeps tripping me up is asset protection (i.e. umbrella poli...

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I was thinking about requiring renter's insurance as part of my lease. But now that I am looking over the lease documents and there is this section already in there: "All personal property placed in the leased...