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In a technology driven world the self check out/self service model is growing rapidly. This is the same in the rental property world. More and more companies are pushing the self showing lock box so there potential te...
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One of my tenants has been consistently paying late the last few months. It started back in September when she said she was in the hospital, so I let it slide then she said she was getting “help” which ended up being ...
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Mine has to be when I rented to the manger of the Bottle Stoper, a local bar whose moto is "if you don't have a gun or a knife will issue one at the door." I was young and dumb at the time and she showed up with 4 mon...
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Hi everyone,
I have finally found a house that I want to put an offer on. Here are the basic details.
The ARV of the house is between 395,000 and 410,000
The estimated cost to repair is 100,000-135,000(I know that ...
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We see a lot of posts related to leasing, screening tenants, increasing cash flows, analyzing investments, etc. - the positives of rental real estate. Sometimes we encounter situations or the unexpected that we have ...
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Hello all, so I have some questions as a future Landlord that I am just trying to figure out.1) I am interested in a property that is a Short Sale and Utilities are currently turned off. If I do end up buying the prop...
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I am buying 11 houses from a retiring investor in which he collects rent at different dates for different tenants. He knows when they get paid and has always collected on dates when they get paid. Ideally, I'd like ...
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You make your money when you buy, etc.If I were to buy a 3 br 2 bth single family in a desirable neighborhood, no repairs needed, traditional financing with a 30yr fixed rate mortgage, would i be making a bad investme...