I just signed a contract on a single family home this evening and the lady was talking about HUD and USDA requiring new toilet seats whenever there was a change in tenants. (this isn't HUD or USDA)The toilet seats in ...

Hey guys,I have a file where the SSN that was provided to us returns an invalid credit report. The note seller is out of business (no surprise). We don't have the original loan docs in the collateral.Inside the collat...

Quick question... if your stove, fridge, etc breaks who pays to get it fixed? Is there a certain price that if a repair is under that the tenant is responsible for? Any items the tenant is responsible for? Trying t...

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according to this prediction, my metro (TAMPA) won't hit bottom until Q1 2011. 2011!!!!!!!!!!! #6 in the natio...

Hello fellow investors! I am about to do a 1031 exchange and will be purchasing an investment property. I am thinking of buying a beach property and turning it into a VRBO. I would love some feedback on the drawbacks ...

I'm currently furnishing a short-term rental and am curious about how many of each kind of towel I should get (Bath towel, hand towel, wash cloth, bath mat). Should I count it as per guest, or per bathroom?

Look forward to connecting with investors/property managers who rent by room. We can all share the pros and cons, learnings, laws around rent by room in Seattle/Redmond/Kirkland/Bellevue. I have been exploring rent by...

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I have a two story four bedroom unit that I am renting to a group of college students. One of the fathers has asked if I could provide fire extinguishers on each floor and a fire escape ladder since all of...

I'm really ticked....I've had to deal with back to back evictions on this property. The first tenants wife died....(not in the home). But, anyway she committed suicide and put the remaining tenant (her husband), int...

First, thanks to @Douglas Dowell and others for switching me onto Glenn Mueller. His latest commercial real estate cycle analysis is here: http://www.irem.org/File%20Library/Events/IFLC/IFL...I am worried about overbu...