Denise White
Rookie Mistake...
Hubby and I acquired a property with creative financing. We didn't know the term then, we just thought we were ingenious for coming up with the idea. We got in on a decent deal, but failed to have an exit strategy. T...
Erik Lee
What should be avoided when buying you first rental property ?
What should you avoid when purchasing your first multiplex or property for rentals ?
Morgan Iacolucci
DADU opportunity but primary home has tenants & Seller wants buy-back provision
Hello! I found a $600k SFH in Seattle on a corner lot with enough room to build a DADU (will sell for $600k). There are two issues (opportunities?) though; (1) there are tenants in the house on a two year lease (payme...
Kyle Curtin
Renting by the bedroom to 2x unrelated tenants in the same unit? Thoughts?
Hey guys! How do you guys feel about renting a bedroom in a furnished 2 bedroom unit with another unrelated nurse renting the other bedroom- 2 different tenants/leases in the same unit?
How do you typically navigate ...
Erin Spradlin
Women are more risk-averse as investors
Women are more risk-averse as investors, and while this is often blamed on a lack of financial literacy, the issue is more one of confidence, not competence: 45% of women with $1 million in investible assets were deem...
James R.
Tenant gets "Attitude Adjustment"
I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant. In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company. I sent t...
Kasey Rowe
Self Management or Property Manager
My wife and I are about to put our home up for rent. This will be our first foray into landlording. I am torn between self managing or going with a property manager. The only thing that concerns me about self managing...
Kyle Coleman
How to deal with pets
All,I'm a first-time landlord, we're looking to rent our first property as it is. I have a SFH that is entirely tile, so floors are pretty durable. My question is this, I set a non-refundable pet deposit that is hal...
Qusay F.
When is it Acceptable to Purchase a Property For Market Price?
Hello all,About 6 months ago I purchased my first property, a duplex on the MLS at below asking price (and below market based on comps) in a high-demand, albeit up-and-coming neighborhood of Buffalo, NY. I've since re...
Horacio Gutierrez
Emotional support dog after tenant move in
Hello,If my rental contract said no dogs allowed which tenant agreed to and later on a few months after the tenant moved in decides to get a emotional support dog because of the coronavirus, can they do that?