What's the best way to go about telling a messy tenant to tidy up so I can take photos / show their unit before they move out? There's nothing in the lease that requires them to keep the apartment clean, other than de...

I recently had a mold investigator take air samples from some bedrooms a tenant was complaining about.  The results showed that there was an elevated presence of allergenic molds. No black molds.  The levels that were...

Since we live 4 hours away from our properties, we have a property management firm.
A year ago we personally inspected the properties prior to putting them on the market for sale. We found the condition of one house...

Hi Everyone,I felt extremely frustrated recently as a relatively new landlord. I had unbelievably bad luck to meet two very bad tenant families in a row in 3.5 years as a new landlord. Because of my first tenants allo...

My plan is to post a series of experiences with the hope they provide information that may help someone else as they start their real estate investing journey. Lesson #1 - Don’t Open the Fridge!!One of the first thing...

Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $150,000

Cash invested: $20,000

Bane of my existence... I should never have invested in Anderson, SC. The c...

... except ceramic or porcelain tile.I've been researching what to replace the remaining bedroom carpet with, and I've been looking for an alternative to labor-intensive ceramic tile.This property has a concrete slab....

I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord.  It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so.  Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...

Would you allow pets in your newly built never occupied 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath Duplex?