How do you determine what normal wear and tear is when giving a tenant their deposit back?  I always have my properties cleaned and if needed, painted before a new tenant moves in. When they move out, the walls are al...

Having our first family reunion near Dallas Texas.  My wife wanted to go antiquing so I dropped her in a town. Won’t give the specifics since I might see if my two Texas nieces wanted to do a storage deal here.  Sitti...

Asking for parents and curious myself. They have a vacant rental SFH after a lengthy and expensive eviction. They finally, after 2 months now, found a seemingly fine candidate. However, the woman is asking if she can ...

I’m finally almost done with the updates that I wanted to do on the duplex I bought last fall, which means that it’s about time for me to start shopping for new deals. I’d prefer not to move and take another FHA loan...

I am interested in opening an LLC in order to build credit for future real estate investments. I've read online about the benefits of opening LLCs in Wyoming but I still have several unanswered questions. 1. If I open...

I want to buy a 16 units multifamily but the majority of the funds for downpayment will be raised from investors. If I raise $400,000 from 200 investors, would this create an issue with SEC laws ? The approach will be...

I own an attached townhome in a coastal area and the exterior insurance is covered by the Hoa master policy. Premiums have increased substantially for the coming year for the HOA master policy that covers the common a...

Hi Guys,I never wrote a letter for this purpose before, please advise if this letter is appropriate. The context is the tenant caused a lot of damage to the property and I am keeping all the security deposit towards r...

I have a small condo that I short-term rent in the summer months. This is my first winter as the owner, so I decided to try and get someone in during the off season. Being only 20 minutes from Portland, ME and Maine M...

Tenants trashed Rental before they Moved out this past July 1.  What should I detail in filing Claim w/ their Renters Insurance company?  They trashed the floors (carpet & LVP), damaged the washing machine & d...