I'm a new landlord. I have one section 8 tenant in one of my units. Does a government shutdown affect getting section 8 payments?

It isnt the right time of month to affect me but I was just curious in general.

I started a half-million dollar complex renovation project for a rental property about a year ago with a 5 month deadline. Contractor was on the hook for a daily charge if not complete by 5 months, but the city dragge...

What are some things you wish you knew when you were starting out? Beside writing love letter to the sellers.Looking for tips on writing strong offer for cash strapped buyersLooking for tips when your listing a house ...

Please, any advice for my situation would be immensely appreciated. My property is in South Carolina. The contract for deed is a little more than a year old and I was under tremendous pressure when I signed it. I was ...

I'm planning to use a GC when I find my first house (assuming it needs enough work to require a GC). Is there a rule of thumb for what % markup I should factor in for the GC when estimating the repairs to determine ho...

We haven't had a section 8 tenant before but we are getting many potential s8 tenants looking at an open property that we have and chasing down information is becoming a time consuming process. It's my understanding t...

I've just run into a situation where a home that I own is being advertised via Craigslist by another individual. The home is not under contract by this individual, although he asked for a contract over one week ago. H...

This week it was announced that my job site will be permanently closing its doors within the next couple years. My goal has been to go full time into real estate and I have been working as much OT as possible to build...

My wife and I were told that we must issue 1099s for any work that is done by independent contractors over $600 or we may be fined by the IRS (~$100-$600).  We so often find a big push back when you request to do this...

I have a house I plan on rehabbing and the roof color doesn't go well with the rest of the house.  The asphalt shingles are in good shape, so rather than replacing, I have been researching painting them.  There's a va...