This might be a dumb question, but I am having a difficult time opening a checking account for my self directed IRA.My custodian advised me to set up a bank account with my SDIRA as the Member (owner) and myself as th...

I bought a few properties with some deffered maintenance issues handed down from the previous owner.

How do you all attack it? 
Is there a checklist you use or a certain group of tasks that you have the trades per...

I have 8 out of state rentals, which means 8 furnaces to maintain. Every year I pay for an annual furnace tune-up for each one, which costs a fortune. I'm curious to know if other landlords do the same thing, or am I...

Hello BPs,I read an interesting article for pest control - and it come to my mind -  how many of you have a pest control service maintenance as a yearly line item maintenance on your rental properties? If you have a S...

I recently purchased a new (well actually really old) rental home (SFR) and after about 2 months my insurance company has contacted me by mail and phone letting me know my policy would be terminated at that address un...

I have had three properties in three years have roots grow into the pipes.  It backs up the water and just flooded the third property.  Any ideas?  Someone told me there's a liquid plumber type of product that disolve...

I am doing a rehab project on a triplex. I have a small budget of $10-15k. However, if I had the money I could easily find uses for $30k in improvements (Debating between aesthetic and functional improvements). For ex...

Hi guys,my tenant tenant was a good tenant who always paid on time, but after he left we are not agreeing on security deposit refund...After he moved out,  he left a toilet that had black spots that could not be clean...

Greetings,I am currently in the process of purchasing a rental.  I was just notified as my contract went into underwriting that I need to clear this case I have against me before we can proceed with the mortgage by th...

Am I better off purchasing properties under my own name? Or go ahead and do them under an LLC? At what point is it worth the investment both for security purposes and tax purposes