Our onsite manager likes to earn extra money by cleaning vacant units and I'm fine with that. I was wondering if most cleaning jobs are paid for by the hour or the job. I am already paying him for 40 hours of manageme...

Sept 2018, bought my first duplex in for 95,000. Used HELOC for down payment remodeled the first floor right away and moved the tenants from upstairs to down stairs and raised there rent $100mo.  Then I was able to cl...

What is the best flooring for a rental property?

The first step: Think about what you are trying to achieve and who will be living in it.
If you are going to rent to families or allow pets – think waterproof long-...

I'm renting a house to a group of guys in a college town. I've never had issues with them over the last two years. Rent is always on time and communication has been good.The house has an upstairs and a downstairs. The...

Often times when my clients close on their investment properties, they come to me and they ask me what kind of styles should they go for when renovating their property.After going through lots of homes with prospectiv...

I flipped a 3/1 slab 1104 sq ft in St. Louis, MO and priced it at $125,000.  Put in 42'' shaker espresso cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, new tile, painted the garage floor, painted the exter...

Im beginning to look at properties and every time i go over the numbers. Six families just make more sense then owning multiple threes. Am i wrong?

We have a vacancy, an upcoming open house, and a whole bunch of dog smell. I'm looking for input on a couple fronts.I need to start with background. We closed on this duplex a week ago. We agreed to let one tenant out...

I just bought an apartment complex. One of the units was occupied for nearly 30 years by a chain smoker. He had a stroke one week after I bought the place and his family is cleaning out the apartment. SIDE NOTE: This ...

Hi folks, I am a buy and hold investor but I have been renovating outdated units as the become vacant in order to increase rents. I generally do flooring, paint, fixtures, bathroom vanities, countertops, sometimes kit...