I decided to write a column about my own experience putting some of my investment properties on Airbnb, so that you too can learn from my mistakes, understand what a good rental requires, and learn some of the horrors...

We are about to endeavor in the landlord world. We just listed our property for rent on Monday and have a lady coming to look at our home tomorrow evening. Is there anything I need to do to prepare for her visit?She t...

This past week when checking on something in the attic of one of our active rehabs, our handyman gave us a call explaining how he had found some pretty disturbing items. When he had been in there a month prior, the pl...

Hey everyone! I am a landlord, turned property manager / real estate agent in Connecticut & Massachusetts and wanted to share with the rest of you the system I've developed that has saved me literally days worth o...

I'm operating in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, and I'm considering purchasing property for section 8 rental. I did a forum search, and some of the Section 8 questions were a few years old, so I would refresh it. In o...

A recent post questioned whether owners buy flood insurance. There were a few posts and replies.
I've owned properties and paid insurance on well over 1000 homes in the last 40 years. Do you know how many insura...

What are some lessons y'all have learned from your rentals that you think nobody should make? Best things to put in your leases?

Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...

Hi All,I have a future tenant that signed a lease and has given a security deposit already.  I just received a call though from one of their references telling me to not let them move in and that they were in his pres...

Hi,I have 5 flip-to-rent properties, and i have a day job as well ... I just refinanced a property and my loan officer said I have a "high debt to income ratio of 48" What does that mean? How do I get this down? I am ...