North Carolina law states that "it is unlawful for an person or business entity to act as a broker directly or indirectly, without a license. The definition of real estate broker is a person or entity that lists, sell...

I have a number of rental units where I use the MLS rental lease.  I use this so I make sure I meet the state requirements.  I do not have a list of guidelines and/or rules that the tenant signs other then what is in ...

Hi all,I know the upfront cost of solar panels is significant. However, I'm wondering if I can pass the extra $50-$100/month to the tenant with the expectation to increase the demand for my property. Does anyone have ...

Hi all,It seems some property managers look to charge one months rent to find a tenant, on top of the 10% of rent collected. Is that normal? It seems that a property manager should be incentivised to keep tenants long...

Hi everyone I’m in the middle of my first flip. I locked up a single family home (roughly 2600 sq feet) with 5 beds and 3 baths for $454,000.The ARV for the area tells us we can probably sell the house for 685-700k on...

Of course your individual results can vary.   There are people fighting this post too.   What are you seeing in your market?

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Over the years of landlording and owning property in a college town, I have noticed that my Special Stipulations section in my leases have taken on some strange phrases and warnings to new tenants. It seems that e...

I'm a PASSIVE buy and hold investor.  I have property managers and I buy from turnkey providers.I want to barely look at my monthly statements and let my investment grow as passive as I can.That "passive" investing be...

Off-the-wall question for all of you who collect your own rents ...Is anyone using the Square point-of-sale device to collect rents via credit or debit card?Just wondering if that would be a viable option.

In a competitive market, you would expect real estate commissions to get competed down between brokers.   For reasons I don't understand, commissions stay high across all brokers at around 5% to 6% per deal.   Can som...