Hello,I am looking to purchase my first investment property in Cleveland/Akron.Does anyone have any good/great experiences with property managers in this area that they would share?Any advice for out of staters lookin...

I would love to know what you think about hiring a friend who is a real estate agent vs hiring someone you don't know personally. I'm torn because on one hand you know your can trust your friend and the upside is they...

I have been a landlord since 05 with pretty good success overall. One thing I found myself doing to judge weather a prospect tenant is going to take of my rental is look through their car window. It gives you a goo...

I am rehabbing an old house with a wet basement. Most contractors told me those in the picture is white mold. But someone repairing the basement there said it is not mold but Asbestos which seems to be more dangerous ...

I have a 7 unit property and wanted to get gift cards for my tenants for the restaurant across the street (don't worry, I would say "Happy Holidays" in the card).  Anyone see an issue with this?  Also, I am currently ...

Recently, I have heard more talk of people investing in contracts for deeds that are non performing.  I haven't seen these type of notes offered on the traditional platforms and I was wondering who sells these type of...

Landlording is far from simple, and most everyone on here has their share of crazy stories from bad tenants to property issues, etc. For you guys, what has personally been the hardest part of landlording or your bigge...

We've all read the thread 'Tenant applicants say the dumbest things'. Stay in the business long enough and you come across some real "winners" as they say.So how do you balance being polite and being an enforcer so to...

For those of you that have left W-2 job wondering at what point you felt comfortable doing that, was there a certain magic number you had to have, did you have a plan in place before leaving, did you ever look back, w...

I’ve noticed that one of my tenants consistently pays the rent on the 5th of each month. My lease states that rent is due on the 1st of the month with a 3 day grace period (this tenant specifically asked for 3 days). ...