hi there. I have asked this question within my local area market forum and was wanted to branch out further to see what other investors say about it. I'm looking at getting a fourplex, made up of one bedroom apartment...

Fellow landlords, are the following something you would considered "normal wear and tear" or no?

Window blinds - these blinds were brand new before the tenant moved in 16 months ago. I am not sure what happe...

I'm in upstate NY.  I moved into my existing 2 bdrm/1 bath place 11 years ago.  It's in an old wooden school house and has about 12 units.  The first week I told my landlord that the kitchen ceiling light fluttered, f...

Hi everyone,I've read several books now on real estate investing. I'm setting up a Wyoming LLC and writing a business plan. I want to focus on properties in university towns and rent to young professionals, junior fac...

Hi BP,I'm preparing to close on my first deal, an owner-occupied duplex.  With this one almost done, I'm looking to forward to finding the next opportunity.  I believe that may come in the form of commercial office sp...

I'm just starting this thread to give newbies some perspective on the necessity for CapEx reserves. My tenants of 3 years just moved out and they were pretty "dug in" so to speak. This property was my very first renta...

We get a lot of requests for our company to purchase mobile homes with the land (not lot rent) due to being in Florida.  Unless we can purchase them for under 10k I have not found an outlet for them or investors that ...

Hi all - I am house hacking a Fourplex with a good sized backyard. All the tenants have been very good so far, and one recently asked me if they could set up a few patio chairs in the backyard. I said yes already and ...

Does anyone have experience listing both sides of a duplex together on Airbnb under one listing?
Currently have each side of the duplex listed individually -2 bed 1 bath for up to 5 guests.  I'm wondering if I could ...

Hello everybody! I didn't really see a more applicable forum, so am posting this here. If I missed a better one mods feel free to move it or let me know.
Short Version (Because I can get wordy!):
Any suggestions o...