We run background and credit checks on our tenants. The first tenants that applied for a place we have for rent were section 8. We have developed a policy that we do not accept tenants:- with misdemeanors less than 8 ...

I have several articles describing best and worst locations for RE investments. One article mentioned SF and LA so I threw that one out. I've read Denver, Charlotte, Phoenix. Some factors to consider are population an...

I live in Colorado Springs and often struggle finding deals that are good enough to jump on. It is certainly not that they are not out there just not fitting the 2% 50% etc. Sooo, I started to look at Pueblo, holy cow...

I'm sure most already heard about the guy who has fathered nearly THIRTY kids with 10-11 (?) different women.

Here is a new one. 19-20 year old girl with purple hair forgot she had left her 5 week BABY on the top of...

I have a rental in which I’m experiencing an issue with thermal tracking or ghosting. I had never heard of this until encountering it in my rental. It essentially involves discoloration of the walls and vaulted ceil...

I recently purchased a duplex in Texas and already having some troubles with the tenants (three roommates) in one of the units. Three major issues:1) Two of the three tenants are smokers.2) One of the tenants has a ca...

What are some of your worst experiences as a landlord? So far, my experience has been great with only normal maintenance. I am in the process of purchasing my second rental and plan on doing a flip in early 2021 which...

I was placing an ad on Apartments.com and it refused to load unless I deleted "no smokers"! It explained that was discriminating against a class of people, and that was a no no. Just....wow. Another reason to hate tha...

Numbers Do Not Tell the Whole Story

Simply relying on “the numbers” can get you in a lot of trouble. There is always much more to the whole story. Do not neglect target market, neighborhood, and local employment/empl...

I am currently an investor in the Philadelphia market. I have several rental properties paid off and was Interested in refinancing them and loaning the money at a higher interest rate. How do I start? What are some th...