Are there any "must have" items in your home before you rent them out? Not so much must haves for looks, i'm talking more safety products like CO detectors, fire extinguishers? Any thoughts?

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I was just reading that HUD may expand the 203K program to investors.

http://themortgagereports.com/10692/fha-203k-eligibility-may-soon-expand-to-real-estate-investors

Hi All,I recently acquired a property that has a smartlock. I would like to avoid providing keys to the tenants and just have them setup and control the codes for access. Smartlocks are expensive, I hate to have to sw...

How do you generally go about deciding what needs done/replaced? Our current rental house is about 48 years old. It's in pretty good condition, but we're going to paint all of the walls and replace light fixtures. The...

Hey Everyone,

I'm new to the site and so far have been blown away by the amount of input everyone who has experience is willing to share with someone like myself. Thank you for that. I'm in the housing mark...

There are different reason to invest. While most people invest for the highest ROI as possible while balancing and trying to minimize as much risk as possible, there are also other reasons to invest. Some people inves...

Hello,I live out of state and need some work done on one of my properties. The property management company is telling me that it would cost $45 to have someone go out and meet the contractor there to give them access ...

Hello, Frequent visitor to this forum to learn about landlord for the last few years and have a few rental properties in DFW area. However, this time I need some feedback from other landlord. I understand that landlor...

Hi All,This may be a newbie question, but what tools would you consider "must haves" when planning to do at least some rehab work yourself on properties. Think painting, some flooring, replacing vanities/toilets, putt...