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I am 18 years old and want to buy a duplex and add another unit. Is this possible/legal if I turn the garage into an efficiency room where the total area is about 500 square feet for the unit? (I live in northern Geor...
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I have been told short sales are no longer a good strategy in the current market because a certain bank restictions. true or false
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Hi all! Long time reader and first time poster. Beginning the process of my very first purchase with my partner in the Houston area. We are looking at several properties, but one in particular we are interested in. No...
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Hey any pros and cons of renting to Marijuana dispensary? I don''t know much about the details of the prop 64 that has passed, but apparently recreational marijuana is going to soon be legal for sale in California.I ...
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I am a local investor here in Naples, FL. I own and manage two duplexes and have long term renters in place but I am fascinated at the Airbnb space. I know short term rentals are illegal in Naples, so how is it that y...
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I am currently under contract to purchase an investment condo, non-owner occupied. I live with my boyfriend and do not pay rent or utilities for the last 3 years . He owns his house and pays his own mortgage. My lend...
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I am sure this has been covered but I have noticed something that should be said again. If you are new to real estate investing then you are probably unsure of what to do first. By reading this you are building up you...
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This should be fun.
Just read a question asking if the LL could turn off the utilities.....hmmm :)
Well, no.
I recall a public housing director in a small town who told a tenant that the front door had to be repa...
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Here's the situation- in Washington State- we have an unlawful detainer (eviction) for a tenant and the county Sheriff has forcefully evicted the tenant 10 days ago. Currently we have a large pile of personal property...
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I am thinking of leasing an apartment in the Philadelphia area and listing it on Air Bnb (with consent of the landlord of course). Has anyone had experience doing this and would you please share you’re experience and ...