Sam was very excited when he learned that the apartment he has been waiting for was finally ready for its new occupant. So, he signed the lease and, voila! Moved in. Few days after, he noticed, especially at night, so...

Posting this to help an elderly landlord: A rental company just called her for a reference check (saying this tenant wants to move into their apt. in the last week of March) on one of her current tenants whose current...

I went to a real estate auction that was not far from were I live. A guy that had a huge estate died, someone bought it and split it into 5 ac lots.   I went mostly to network, but I was ready to buy. The sale require...

Greetings!

Scenario:

Bank A holds my mortgage with a 2.875% interest rate. My mortgage has private mortgage insurance (PMI) on it with a monthly charge of $91. My current LTV is approx. 45%.

Bank B holds my HELOC w...

I'm not referring to eviction!I'm talking about tenants that are always walking a fine line. These are the renters that cause death by a thousand cuts, small infractions or problems but the sheer volume becomes a regu...

Hi guys, I'm absolutely as green as can be on the real estate world in general and property investing specifically. I was just spending my Sunday doing a little tinkering with my savings plans and thinking about my si...

I'm hoping there are some CPAs or personal experience (knowing I need to confer with a CPA) here to assist me with a decision on whether or not to open a LLC in TX (our place of residence and where we'll do all our bu...

Hi All,I am interested in transferring funds from my IRA held at a brokerage firm to a SDIRA with a custodian. I've done my homework on SDIRAs and I am aware of the benefits and the restrictions. However, my tax attor...

Hello,  I have a property on the Eastern shore of Maryland in a resort town. The house is a 5 bedroom, 4 full baths, large deck, hot tub, pool and a 1,200 sf heated garage with water. I have it rented out now to a fa...

any tricks anyone care to share?

On a tenant application where you asked for last or the one before that landlord, how do you know you are not talking to a friend?

Now, obviously, if the address supplie...