Just got this letter from Intuit that they are discontinuing SparkRent:We are writing to let you know that SparkRent will be discontinued on March 23, 2015. After this date, you will no longer be able to collect rent...

How do you structure your Quickbooks for real estate investing? More specifically, how do you track profit and expenses for each property (by classes? customers? rentals?) What is a good resource for Quickbooks that i...

Looking to move some of my IRA into Self Directed.  Looking to find a good manager & fair manager.
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The tenant in place is not paying rent and stayed over end of lease. They are under a management company. I switched companies so this tenant filled out an application with  the first company. The current company rene...

Today's Tip: Invest in an alarm system.
Whether you are in state or out of state, if you have an unoccupied property, get it set up for service right away. This may seem basic. But consistent attention to the basics ...

When You Manage a Property Without a Tenant, What is the Best Way to Handle the Utilities?

I was doing applications for a rental unit and ended up talking to a company that wanted to rent out a unit under the company as part of their employee benefits/salary. Anyone with experience have things they wished o...

My tenant just texted me that she recently purchased a router for her internet. When she plugged it in, she discovered that the phone jack doesn't work. I didn't think to have the phone jacks tested when I bought ...

I have heard that Countrywide will not allow you to purchase a short sale in a LCC. Has anyone encountered this. If so how do you get around it without buying in your name?

Here is my situation: hail damage and upcoming claim for 20k of repairs on a rental home. Insurance policy is a commercial policy under my LLC. When the insurance company issues the check it will have the LLC name an...