This occurred on Sunday.  Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away.  A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...

After gaining a little more experience it seems the two most common problems with house are water damage from various sources and pets. In a very short amount of time a dog can do large amounts of damage to a house a...

Hey All, would love to get opinions from seasoned landlords on this. I have an applicant for an apartment who looks great in every other way except for one thing...she doesn't have a history of fulltime employment.She...

I am reading the Millionaire Real Estate Investor, about acquiring a million in real estate, then increasing equity to one million, then to one million a year in cash flow. I am just curious how many here on bigge...

I live in a town where one side of the railroad tracks is "good" and the other is "bad". The majority of  my town are renters and there is a fair amount of mobile homes. I'm a Dave Ramsey listener and he is totally ag...

No Pets Allowed

The pet issue can be one of the most challenging issues facing landlords. Many lease agreements have a No Pets Allowed clause.

You can do everything short of threatening death, and yet, pets are foun...

Getting a good chunk of change back from IRS and I want to start investing by buying a property in the $80-$90k range ready to rent out but the wife thinks we should eliminate our debt first. Is it a good idea to get ...

How can I go about searching for deals/properties that appreciate in value over time? Looking at the tax appraisals?  Or asking a realtor?  Really would like to look see numbers and not have a realtor just speculate o...

I recently inherited some multifamily property and the longtime property manager has leases set up with many different due dates. About half are due on the 1st, some on the 15th, some in the 20s, etc. The main reasoni...