Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...

Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...

Hi All, It has been a very hectic and busy 9 months for me going from 0 to 60 in real estate. I always get a rush from reading some of the success stories posted on here so i figured i might as well share mine. It has...

We are going to roll out a powerful vacation rental website in about 2 months. It has HUGE seo potential and will be a viable alternative for homeowners who want a great place to list. Having said that, there are thin...

Say a prospective tenant were to come to me with a fake ID, a made up SSN, and plenty of references and proof of income. When running background checks, what sort of response would come back if the ID or SSN is not va...

How do you typically receive your section8 payments?My property management company is having section8 payments go directly to me rather than through them.  This is going to create so much more bookkeeping for me.  Now...

Hi, I'm just joining from North Alabama - Marshall county, just south of Huntsville (I live in Arab). I'm new to real estate investing, so I've got a lot to learn. I went to a seminar earlier this week with NextPhase ...

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I am looking to purchase a home that has tremendous mold damage in the basement. The basement is finished but took about 2 inches of water during hurricane Irene a year and a half ago. My questions are1) how...

My wife and I purchased a duplex a little over 2 years ago. We live in the lower unit and rent the upper. We knew going in that there was a shared driveway with the single family house next to us. There was no ment...

Re-designed. The city at first wanted a rear loading garage, and we designed the house with that criteria. Then, they decided that they wanted the garage in the front of the house, so our architectural designer (an...