I own and manage a duplex built in 1900, old house, tons of holes. The upper unit (floors 2 & 3) is occupied by tenants with a 12-month lease and the lower unit is short term rentals (Airbnb). The upper unit has m...

Hello,My tenant just let us know that her son (11 months) just tested positive for lead poisoning. We also live there and just had a baby 5 months ago and she advised us that we need to get our son tested ASAP (it is ...

I think I will love my fiancé and friends more tomorrow. Take the day a little slower than normal. May even call in sick.

Shit like this makes me realise more and more that at any moment those around us or we ca...

Feeling pretty discouraged when cold-calling people who are in preforeclosure. Most of the time they don't answer, and everyone who does answer isn't interested in selling. So far I've dialed about 126 numbers, and I'...

Hi everyone,
So I own and self manage 9 doors and I am having an ongoing issue with one of my newer tenants. I usually acquire my own tenants but I handed the task over to a local agent for my most recent vacancy. I ...

Hi all,Nice duplex, stirred up some wasps when painted the exterior. Downstairs tenants say husband is highly allergic. So I throw them in a hotel for the night till I can get the exterminator there the next morning. ...

I am going to be moving into note investing. I currently own some real estate but do not have a company. Can anyone tell me if it is a good idea to form a LLC for the note investing or not? I am considering doin...

Hello everyone,I am considering using a family member as a private lender.  He would fully finance the property, including rehab costs.  Most importantly, I am trying to structure the deal in a way that best protects ...

I have a tenant who is moving out because she can't afford the rent anymore because her husband has cheated and moved out. How do I handle the deposit? The wife says she paid it but this is a community property state.

After Toledo got about 5 inches of rain in a short period of time, my duplex started to have water come up from the drain in the basement floor, and out of the sewer drain in the basement. There’s a drain in the yard ...