I've just closed on my first 2 family house and need to do some renovations to prepare them for rental.  One of the choices I'm struggling with is the flooring.  The house is in a B/C neighborhood.  I'd like to remove...

I have a young couple that has been in my home since last December, every quarter I do an inspection on the home to make sure everything is working etc. The first two inspections went well and the home was very clean....

Just bought house to BRRRR. Fairly new—5th house. Removed all carpet and padding and have done one thorough cleaning. The odor of cat urine remains. The hardwoods beneath the carpet appear dark at spots, which leads m...

Tenants of 7yrs leaves this month and is already requesting full deposit back. I explained that I had 30 days to do the accounting.  
How do you guys handle these? It was like that when we moved in.That was from th...

Hi - I successfully completed my first year as a landlord. Overall, things went well and the tenant left the property in good shape. However, there were a few repairs I needed to make. I'd like yalls opinion on how or...

I'm looking to buy my first rental property. My target is to find 3/2 (or bigger) homes in B-/B+ neighborhoods. I think I can find some in the $35-$45k range and Craigslist indicates that rent would be in the $700-$90...

Hi everyone,House is in Ont. Canada, where you can only collect first and last month's rent when a renter signs lease. You can't collect damage deposits, or pet deposits for renters that have pets. A renter can sign l...

I've recently read on a Facebook post that you cannot evict tenants for smoking in your apartment. I was under the impression smokers were not a protected class. I am now assuming you are free to not rent to smokers, ...

Greetings - I am closing on a duplex at the end of the month which is on a concrete pad foundation. I am really interested in trying to figure out an affordable Do it Yourself method to make these floors the actual fl...

In doing my research it seems that multifamily class C/D tends to have the best cap rate and cash on cash returns any way you look at it. From an investment standpoint it seems like a no brainer.  However a lot of th...