I just bought my first rental property after 3 years of chickening out (whaoo!!), but now it's tax time.I see on lots of sites (including IRS Publication 527) that you can deduct your initial mortgage fees (originatio...

what are some ways to collect rent I'm thinking of using Google wallet but I know there are others such as pop money pay pal ect. And if there are any fees that these services charge who is responsible for those fees ...

Hi, I'm just starting to rent out my house in Seattle.  I'm wondering what services you all use to screen tenants in Seattle, in order to conform with the "second chance" law preventing criminal background checks (or ...

Hey BP - My partner and I got totally scammed by this guy doing business in Rockford and now we need to action to quiet title on about 10 properties. Is there someone that can help us out here? the work is very repeti...

Hello,I have a house I want to sell through lease option. It is priced at market priced and set to lease at market rent. I placed an ad on craigslist and zillow but I have had very little response.Where do you find th...

Hi,I'm looking at properties in zip code 38111 in Memphis and am looking for opinions from people here. I've reviewed data from some sites including City-Data and am pretty comfortable with what the data presents to m...

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I am asking this question because VRBO recently added a 6-10% surcharge on rentals filled through their site, which is pretty ridiculous. What other sites have folks had good experience with for filling vac...

I'm doing an internship this summer and was assigned a project by the client. They currently own large amounts of raw land are wondering what it would take to have a cell tower placed on the property. As for the resea...

I'm an investor in Tampa Florida. In the past I've done some investing as a landlord in residential property, as well as participated in real estate private equity funds. However, my interest in the present is in real...

Hello,Vacationing (and Business) down in SD later this month. Wife and I are looking into REI down in SD for vacation rental near balboa park-- Hillcrest or North Park area vs other....1) Does anyone have any particul...