Short Version: My wife is helping her father manage a rental property in Houston and we need some tips for filing the paperwork in small claims court for damages and unpaid rent. We didn't have to actually go through ...

I am planning to buy a fixer upper and make it a B & B.  I'm torn about using a general contractor vs. doing the general contracting myself.CONs of Hiring a General Contractor:1. They are reputed to suck big time ...

This is more of a rant than an informational post. Why are good wholesalers so hard to find? My experience thus far with wholesalers has been less than pleasant. I started off with some smaller names, but found out qu...

I own two out of state SFRs in Memphis that I purchased from a turnkey provider about a year ago. I’m looking to add a few more to my portfolio but I’ve had a hard time finding properties that fit my investment criter...

Oh the school of hard knocks....We have handled being landlords all wrong but now are trying to educate ourselves. How do we go about teaching our renters to be good renters when we started out wrong?  For one we didn...

I have a degree in construction management, and my full time job is working as a project engineer for a large general contractor in Seattle. I have been involved with real estate my entire life (thanks mom and dad), c...

I have followed Michael Quarles' posts on other websites and I like a lot of what I read. I am not a huge proponent of mentors but at the same time, my free time/study time is very limited with my job and he offers a...

I just received a phone call from OneRent after I post my rental ads. This property management company says they charge for 5% and rent is guaranteed due on the first of the month. I read review from yelp and it sound...

Question for my Southeast Michigan members or anyone else with similar circumstances.  I've been direct mailing probates for a few months now and it's been going relatively well.  But as my list grows it's making me m...

What, exactly is part of the JOB description of the real estate agent, beyond showing property, selling it, and getting the check?
I am working with "A". He is to help me find a rental property and so far he's showed...