Me (and wife) are from Tennessee. My brother and his wife are from California.  WE are planning on buying our first single family rental property in Tn. I and my family will be the first "tenants" for the property. Ou...

Hey folks - so I have a property in a lower-income part of town and almost every tenant who applies has a pitbull. (The animal, not the singer!) Anyway - tenants today know the game. They just need to say "it's a serv...

I apologize for reposting what is probably the same question. My small brain needs to apply the rent to own/lease purchase of my specific situation in order for me to understand it. I have a rental property that was n...

Hello,I think I qualify for a USDA loan, but I don’t know how to be sure (other than apply). I know the property qualifies. However, the tricky part is I currently have an FHA loan and my first year of living in it is...

I have resently just finished renovating my 2nd property and am looking to invest in a third. My past experiences with my renters have been problematic. I would love to learn more about getting better renters as far ...

Hi, I'm currently trying to start my real estate journey. I have a loan pre-approval and "some" money for a down payment (though my loan costs would be lower if I had more). I know having a mentor is good (accepting a...

I Have been going out to bid on my homeowner's insurance policies and I have found a lot of variation in what companies recommend for the Dwelling portion of coverage.  Ranges have been 170 dollars sq. ft. to around 3...

Hello,
I didn't see a post concerning how DACA, defered action for childhood arrivals can affect REI, so i want to get thoughts on a couple of concerns of mine before i started my REI career.
Before that heres a sum...

I have an applicant who has provided false employment information (company has no record and paystub has someone else’s name). There are a few other red flags but bottom line is that we aren’t interested. We sent a ge...

Good day everyone, this is my first time trying to rent to an individual with section8.
The potential renter is asking if i will be willing to collect an amount which would serve as hold on the apartment, during thi...