The first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new builds starting in 2020  . Pros? Cons?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/california-solar-p...

Do adding Solar Panels to a home impact the value? Is it a different answer between impact to “appraised value” vs “value buyers are willing to pay”?You can very accurately calculate how many dollars solar panels save...

I am closing on my first SFH that will eventually be rented out in Harker Heights, TX. The neighborhood and surrounding areas have tons of homes with solar panels. I am about to start running numbers on the possibilit...

We have owned and managed rentals for several years, however we are looking to improve our tenant experience especially with day 1. Do you use Welcome Letters and Folders for handing over the keys and day 1? I have he...

I'm in the process of renovating my latest rental house.  I've been thinking about Smart-Home features which would be beneficial to a landlord as opposed to wiz-bang cool features to attract tenants. Specifically, I'm...

I invest in the mid-west (Indiana) but dont live in the region.  Nearly every home I purchase or look at (SFHs in C class areas) have ungrounded outlets.  So far we been paying to run a ground wire on the units but no...

Hi! Does anyone have experience with a seasonal park where the tenants are (mostly) long term (like 10+ years) and they pay annually? This particular park is on a lake. The homes are mostly RV’s, but they hook up to t...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Miami.

Purchase price: $168,000

Cash invested: $88,000

Contributors:
Alwin Jongkind

New build, detached 2 bed 1 b...

Looking at a duplex 8 hour drive away. I want to self manage, BUT I'm getting tripped up on how to show prospective tenants the units at turnover.What options might we have?Realtor fees for showing are steep, at that ...

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I've got underground powerlines and the PG&E vault box is across the street on my neighbors property.  PG&E said if I wanted to upgrade my existing 100A electrical panel to 200A, I'd have to trench from m...