I was considering a tenant for my rental and asked them to fill an online credit check with MySmartMove. The system recommended one of the occupants as DECLINE and so I declined their application and now they want wri...

I've read up on the Ohio markets. Other than Youngstown it sounds like investors appreciate them (Dayton, Toledo, Cincinnati, Colombus etc) as solid cash flow markets. 
I thought when a city loses 5-10% of it's popul...

I found a duplex in a small town in a rural area. It's a 1x1 each side. Smaller units (550 sq ft) and owned by out of town people who inherited it and listed through a local RE company. It needs work (roof for su...

We have a couple ready to rent our SFH and want to do a credit and background check. Wondering which services are good and/or which ones to avoid. TIA!

BP.  I was not in the game around 2009/2010 and a few years after when the market was in turmoil (unfortunately missed the opportunity to buy dirt cheap at low rates).  I am in South Florida but as a whole did rents s...

Hoping this thread will NOT get political....Since the airbnb host is hosting people in his/her own personal home, shouldn't he/she be able to refuse service to people he/she is not comfortable with? Its not Hilton ho...

I am looking purchase my first four family and have largely been looking in a town about 20 minutes from where I currently live.  I grew up in this town and know the area well.   I have found 2 four families which exc...

What are some of your favorite areas of the country to buy and hold for the long term? Would love to see where people are bullish but also hear where people are bearish for the future. 

Today 03-17-21.
I am purchasing a fourplex. I am closing on April 19, however the appraisal is pending. Lender is saying that doesn't find a certified appraiser. Lender says something like this ***We have been declin...

I will be acquiring my first rental within the next 30 days, and I started thinking about what strategies I can utilize in the future to mitigate risk and hedge against a market downturn. I'm not saying one will happe...