Hi everybody,I have listened to almost all of the podcasts and have wanted to invest in a rental property for the past year.. I have been patiently waiting for a property to fit my criteria, which has been difficult i...

Criminal record? For years, landlords have been able to automatically disqualify any tenant with a criminal record - as they were not a protected class under Fair Housing Laws. Recent recommendations from HUD are call...

UsaToday had an article the other day on social changes in our country.
The % of babies born to single moms has risen about 1% per year each of the last 5 years. It now stands at over 45% of babies born. My guess...

As investors we are always looking for a good deal  as that is how we grow learn and hopefully prosper.I just logged off of the MLS  feeling disgusted with myself for feeling like well,  a predator.  Googling an owner...

Tenant and his wife filled out a rental application 2 weeks back. I gave full disclosure that I will preform a credit and background check. When presented with this information he explained he had a felony 7 years ago...

We get a lot of this, and sometimes, it really does baffle me. As my profile says, I'm an affordable-housing handyman landlord running a small outfit out here in Pittsburgh and doing what I do is NOT EASY. It's signif...

Hello! My business partner and I are considering investing in a 24 room inn/motel that is for sale in our area - this is our first property outside of apartment buildings, so I am hoping to find someone with expertise...

So I originally thought using these types of database programs would require weeks of my time to get working for taking care of my organizations requirements for tracking all the stuff I need to track for creative rea...

Seems some places are better to invest in than others.
Where does the line between profit and risk cross?
50. Rochester, New York - 748 violent crimes per 100,000
49. West Palm Beach, Florida ...