Understanding the IRS Section 179 Election to Expense Depreciable Assets is crucial to making the most of your tax strategy.
This provision allows taxpayers to expense certain qualifying assets upfront instead of dep...

I have some residents moving into a duplex that is in a downtown area. They would like to install a ring doorbell system. Overall the residents are the ideal people but are just concerned with security do to busy stre...

I've been showing what I consider to be a GREAT Townhouse Unit for the last two weeks, and with each showing I hear "I love it! I Want It!"... So I send an email with a link to the application, including instructions ...

For all those landlords operating properties in cold climates, please share your thoughts on winter readiness processes. We send tenants a letter or text alerting them to some common winter issues:1. Disconnect garden...

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I have a shot at buying a small MFDU in DC that has section 8
tenants in it. Now, the plus side is that voucher should pay me the
rent. The negative is you are dealing with some real low level
characters.

The...

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So, I'm updating my safety rules that I have all my tenants sign prior to moving in my units and was wondering if there are other items I should add?

(Not in order)

1) Check and Replace Smoke Alarms every 6 ...

I have previously been asking my agent to show my house to contractors for a $50 travel fee, with 2-3 contractors coming at a time, in order to gather estimates for some renovation work. However, I would prefer to rem...

I have a unique property that is 11.6 acres divided into 4 parcels of 0.4, 0.4, 0.8 and 10 acres. I bought it in 2006. At the time I bought it, the mortgage company had me survey off the 0.8 acres so that they c...

Background:  I have located a quadplex in a low-income neighborhood with NO tenants.  The seller is trying to get rid of the property because he is having trouble remodeling all the units in the quadplex.  He reported...

Our out of state tenant just informed us her house was broken into today. Nothing major happened but wanted to make sure we aren’t missing anything as to what our responsibilities are as landlords.