I own a property that I rent out to families.  There has been a number of water and fire incidents that give me pause and concern.  I need to know immediately when there is a water or fire event in my home so that I c...

Hi everyone, I am trying to get started with my first short-term rental property in the St. Petersburg area. I am looking to network with other experienced short-term renters who can speak on some of the things to loo...

We have a 110 unit complex in a medium sized town in Illinois. The current management had had it a year and done a great job. Now they say they have too much business to keep our complex. The other prominent company i...

I closed my first rental property couple of days ago. It needs cosmetic work and bathroom touch ups. My general contractor gave a bid without itemized estimations and asking for 50% of the bid to start the job.
Shoul...

I make sure to put in my lease that tenant pays all utilities, what would happen if they stopped paying? would I have to pay the utility company myself? If so, how can I work around this to where I would not have to m...

I am the buyer under contract of this house (built in 1991), during inspection we find that in the crawlspace there was evidence of past water flooding up to 1/2 foot deep. There is already a trench and sump-pump inst...

Hi guys, I had one of my units broken into over Christmas, broke the window, stole some electronics and one of the property keys. It’s a college 4plex renting all girls. I’m very pissed and would like to secure the pr...

I've read books and these forums, but all I really see about property managers is that they "take care of everything". So let's say I have a 6-unit multi-family, and hire a property manager.

What would I end up need...

Greetings,My name is Joseph "Joe" Davisson,  I am an attorney, real estate broker, investor in Dallas, Texas.  In the past 20+ years I have worked in a variety of real estate related capacities.  As a teenager I got m...

As a kid I was obsessed with shows like This Old House (before HGTV) and I love all the flipping shows on tv right now.I'm wondering what are the differences between a General Contractor and a Project Manager on a hou...