I bought my first rental property in May in Huntsville, Al, and now the insurance company (State Farm) is threatening to cancel our policy because the property has been vacant for over 30 days.  Is that normal?  What ...

So i see a lot of people ask what to use when estimating a vacancy rate or a cap expense rate. And a lot of times on pro-forma sheets a vacancy is listed at 5%. I just can't comprehend how that is a realistic number f...

We have a few single family homes in Kansas City, in a nicer, brand new neighborhood (built 2022). When we initially bought the homes we were able to lease for $2800-$3200/ month. However we have struggled to rent the...

We are looking at a 1972 2bd, 1ba 1100sq ft mobile home on 0.25acre with detached garage and storage building in a unique neighborhood as a rental property.  It has brand new roof, windows, flooring, furnace, paint, w...

Im currently saving 10% of gross rent for property management (altho self managing), 10% vacancy, 10% repairs and 10% CapEx... My actual current rent income is $3413 but when we move out of this unit I'm estimating gr...

Any site or approach at getting market info is helpful. Vacancy rate specifically seems to vary significantly on different sites, and seems to not represent my experience in certain markets that I thought I understand...

When looking for a rental property, preferably a multi-family home, how can one find out what the rental vacancy rate is in the neighborhood in which your looking?