I need some guidance involving what to do for a maintenance check. Tenants have been in the home for 1 year (2 yr lease). We have been in the home on a few occasions for various issues but have never done a specific c...

My daughter is currently residing in my upstairs unit, along with a roommate. The roommate has a scheduled surgery for a dislocated shoulder, I was told the boyfriend pushed the roommate out of a moving vehicle. I tol...

I was listening to podcast #49 and @amanda han who is a cpa said that if we currently have a 401k with my current employer, that i can transfer that money to a self directed 401 and then use that money to purchase rea...

Spring of 2010.We (my father and I) purchased a home in the Inland Empire of Southern California. It was a brand new 3Bed 2Ba SFH that was listed at an unbelievably low price. A little backstory on this property; this...

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If you have a liability claim at your vacation rental, the claimant is alleging negligence on your part and asserting that you are then liable for damages as a result....

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At my family party yesterday I had a chat with my uncle who owns an apartment building and is very successful in other businesses. He told me that any principal paydown on an investment property is considered...

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

its gotten ridiculous running from home depot and occasionally lowes multiple times a day with my little sedan, especially when i need loads of drywall and pallets upon pallets of heavy ceramic tile.having spent virtu...

Hello - I have a property that is a second home in PA that is a second home.  Never rented the property.  My plan has been to sell it (it's paid off) and use that as seed money to invest in TN.  I listed it just after...

How do we legally request official military documentation from the tenant, such as their orders or military ID card. This clause should specify the purpose of the request and how the documentation will be used. Do you...