From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...

Hey guys, so I'm currently renting and looking to buy myself a primary residence. So, if you could pay cash for your primary residence, would you want to and why / why not?

I heard even, Mark Zuckerberg has ...

First time landlord working with a property manager to rent a large, very clean, single family home in a Los Angeles suburb. What are acceptable tenant credit scores and requirements for cash reserves?  I see that my ...

hello,  I will try and keep this short and to the point. My husband was forced to take an early retirement at age 58. He has cancer in his spine that 6 months ago caused him to be pAralyzed from hips down. So then I q...

I will be inheriting a tenant who is a retired custom car builder/mechanic and his wife.  Their unit is well maintained, and they currently do cleaning and yard maintenance on the side for other properties.  They have...

So...I just started REI in late 2014 and have 3 "C" properties that cash flow well, but are in "OK" areas of my town. I have a few landlord friends in town who own 13 and 18 properties....they are in their mid-50s.  T...

Does anyone know if we should be presenting ourselves as the Buyer/Tenant Buyer when pitching L/O's to Sellers or should we simply explain to them that we intend to find a TB for their property? I've been hitting a ro...

I just read a WSJ report citing Bankrate a banking analyst, that 3 out of 5 Americans do not have the reserves to withstand the most mundane unexpected expenditure, "The survey found that an unexpected bill would redu...

Hi guys, I am currently looking at a small multi family property in Fort Lauderdale, FL and in the desciption ist says that the property has lien/code violations. I have tried getting in touch multiple realtors about ...

Hello Everyone,Hoping to get some advice.  We just settled on 1/6/15 on 12 townhome complex and inherited 11 tenants (1 vacancy).  One of the tenant is a police with a police dog living with her.  After we settle, the...