Im in the middle of this on right now. First off the tenant was 2 months behind on rent and I was starting eviction when I went past and they had moved out in the middle of the night. When I went in the carpet were to...

Short Version: My wife is helping her father manage a rental property in Houston and we need some tips for filing the paperwork in small claims court for damages and unpaid rent. We didn't have to actually go through ...

If semi gloss is easier to wash out than  satin, then why don't they use semi gloss for the walls?What paint do you guys usually use?

Hello BP,

Does anyone put in their leases that the tenant is responsible for clogged drain lines? If the lines are clear when they move in I feel it would save a lot of headaches with them calling me. I would have...

First, thanks to @Douglas Dowell and others for switching me onto Glenn Mueller. His latest commercial real estate cycle analysis is here: http://www.irem.org/File%20Library/Events/IFLC/IFL...I am worried about overbu...

Hey everyone!  Just wanted to post that I finally received my first call back from my direct mail efforts.  Target property is in my local area and the county assessors web site shows it is own by a local person as we...

This is not to be apocalyptic but to bring back to the front of people's minds a tradition that seems to have been lost recently. People used to keep pantries with significant stores of preserved food on hand in the ...

So one of my tenants decides to make a complaint at Board of Health on me without even contacting me first. So of course they go in and find a whole list of violations, most of them typical which I would repair anyhow...

Never had this happen to me before. I own a  place in Loudoun County, VA and recently rented it to a young couple. Seemed like a decent couple and passed the background check just fine.  About 10 days after the lease ...

Hey all, I'm doing some research for an upcoming post and I'd love to get some group brainstorming done. My question is: What are the key indicators of a good rental market?  (For example, schools, crime, jobs, etc.)O...