Lately, a bunch of people have been asking about what to look for when picking a property manager. Its a great question, and I’ll try to cover a few important points. I’m going to ask more questions then I’ll answer, ...

Hello there, 
I'm in Michigan with a Section 8/Hud Vash tenant who has 3 more months on an initial lease.  
Inherited a house from my mother 11 years ago and jumped in after researching landlord/tenant laws in Mich,...

I have a tenant that moved out Feb 8th even though his lease was up at the end of the month. I received the keys the 8th. I want to do right by him and give him his deposit back as early as possible but for legal purp...

Where should I draw the line? Always, a few days before rent is due I get a maintenance request.My tenant is a self-described handy person and he also works in an appliance repair and sales shop. He is the first tenan...

Fellow Investors: After six (6) years of renting out properties, I still haven't yet figured out the best way to mitigate those tenants who fail to keep an eye out for the occasional leaky toilet flapper for which som...

Here is how I typically handle rentals:1. I list them on the MLS and people go see them. When they are interested, their first question is how to apply. 2. Right now, I have to email them a blank pdf of the lease appl...

I was recently in Los Angeles and I saw all sort of posters in Korea town - which has a lot of hard working people who have brought it up from the 90s -- LA riots, slums, etc. There are posters that say "Housing is a ...

I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera.  Why?  The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...

So we have a 4 family Citibank REO under contract. It is two detached duplexes(upstairs/downstairs units) on one 5000sqft lot.  Each of the 4 units, are 3 bedroom and 1 bath. It is not in a floodzone, two blocks from ...

UsaToday had an article the other day on social changes in our country.
The % of babies born to single moms has risen about 1% per year each of the last 5 years. It now stands at over 45% of babies born. My guess...