Hi all-My wife and I have found a property and we are having problems determining comps for.  Our strategy is to buy and fix.  We are still determining whether to hold for 1 or more years with a tenant to create tax a...

I'm writing this today, because I'm torn between a few options for what to do with my home (rental) appreciation (equity)?  I have a few homes, but will use one of them as a specific example for purpose of this discus...

I have a small SFH I bought with a bathroom that only has room for a shower.  I can expand it to put in a bathtub, but the renovation will certainly cost me.  Is a bathtub a necessity, or is just a shower adequate?  T...

pest control!!  Had a potential tenant ask me if I did monthly pest control treatments on property??  Need some feedback?She is financially strong, but would other landlords pay for monthly treatments or is this her r...

Hello,If I gift a house, what amount will go towards the lifetime gift limit, the amount i purchased the house for, or the current FMV?It is my understanding that the new owner will have the house at the cost basis of...

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I am looking at potentially doubling up on my marketing but want to hear some feedback in regards to budget.

My plan is to direct mail (yellow letter) landlords in my area with the proposal of a long term ...

Hello BP, I have my property up for rent and I've received a bunch of interest and a bunch of rental applications. I want to know if I can call the applicants and see if they'd be willing to pay more rent because of t...

Bought the house in 2012. Remaining balance is 250k on a 3.25% FHA loan, eligible for pmi cancellation in 2 years . Mortgage is $1670/mo including pmi. In two years, mortgage may lower to around $1300 after pmi cancel...

I recently read a landlord law book which stressed, although landlord should stay out of domestic/roommates disputes, that if a tenant's life or health was in serious danger from violent/spouse or roommate, landlord m...

Does anyone have any experience with doing a 1031 exchange into a Delaware Statutory Trust?Background: I found a potential off market seller. Older couple thinking of selling there duplex. One thing holding them back ...