I'll go first: we once had an owner not hire us to manage her property because we refused to market the home as "2 bed, 1 bath." Why did we refuse? Because one of the bedrooms had been converted into a music studio. T...

I'll start . . . In probably 1 out of every 10-15 listings, I notice that the refrigerator door is facing the wrong way. In other words, the handle is on the wrong side, so that when they open the fridge, the inside o...

I have heard from a few people to stay away from short term rentals in the Gatlinburg area which have drywall walls and ceilings. If the rest of the house is themed correctly, why not simply install wood siding/paneli...

So this is my first flip to generate some capital for real estate investment.After finishing up with remodeling of the home, I decided to sell it myself through forsalebyowner.com so I can save agent fee and learn how...

I own an out of state SFR property that is managed by Flex Realty Property Management in Toledo OH.I just received a fine from BAT (Beautification Action Team) stating that I failed to abate something.I am not sure wh...

While it bothers me that a U.S. Senator was busy looking at porn on the Senate floor on a government-issues computer, I'm more appalled at the fact that he was doing so because he "was bored as they were debating the ...

Hi - I have two rentals and am taking the leap in buying a couple more that will be long-distance. I spent a few days driving by potentials, researched them, then narrowed my list to 7 properties. I hadn’t looked at t...

I put $3000 earnest money down today on a home from a wholesaler. I tried for 2 days to get into the house. When they finally got back to us they could only show it at 5pm on the 2nd day. We told them we didn’t want t...

Last Friday a grease fire at an apartment complex we own torched three of the units. I haven't made the trek out there yet to assess the damage, but the insurance assessor called today and described the damage. My p...

I just finished episode 61 with Ben Leybovich about how to succeed in multifamily properties (I highly recommend this podcast as well as episode 60 as the two best I've listened to so far).  I was interested in what h...