Iris Hou
Do I need to hire a lawyer?
I'm a newbie from CA trying to invest in my first rental property in TX or some other states with healthy RE market (good cash flow and landlord friendly). After doing a lot of research, I heard a lot of different opi...
Adam Drummond
any mobile home landlords out there????
Hey Everybody,Up to this point my real estate investing has been mostly buying, rehabbing, and selling for profit. I have kicked around the idea of buying individual mobile homes on their own land and using them as r...
Nathan Gesner
Emotional Support Animals: is change coming?
If you've been alive and paying attention the last ten years, you know Emotional Support Animals are increasingly seen in airplanes and in rentals. Ten years ago, I didn't have a single one in a rental. Today I have a...
Craig Spencer
New landlords, tenant is late on rent for the 3rd month
We have tenants that moved in October of last year, 3 months ago. We are new homeowners, and new parents. We bought the duplex that we have been living in for the past five years, and we are living in one side of it...
Jay G.
Crash? What counties do you consider a "bellwether" for market?
I'm a market data guy. Let's do a little (possibly insightful) exercise here.... what counties do you consider a bellweather for market conditions? That is, the county that is most likely to be the "canary in the co...
Noureen A S.
How do I prevent tall grass violations on section 8 rental home?
I'm renting out my townhome for section 8 for the first time.When the previous (non-section 8) tenant occupied, I received a fine for a tall grass violation (the tenant did not own a lawn mower and I did not hire enou...
Richard Graham
Is this Fraud
I have a co worker who wants me to help her. Her and her husband are divorced the note is in his name only but they are both on the deed. She lives in the home he does not. They went through the trial loan mod but h...
Yuvaraj Vimawala
How to handle emergency situations with tenants (AC issues)
Hi fellow landlords,This year I have been particularly lucky to have 3 AC units blow up and 2 properties have flooding due to sewage back up in my properties (all SFRs). I wanted to ask the experts here if there is a ...
Llewelyn A.
What is the Liability of a Salesperson? Does s/he ever gets sued?
I've tried looking up the potential liability of a Salesperson in the line of doing normal work.There are a number of tricky things, especially here in NYC.Just to give a clear example, let's say your client is a Buye...
Thomas Vida
Rental Property Request
I have been renting out a small bungalow on my property. I have always claimed my rental money with the IRS to keep things honest. My present tenant gave me notification she is moving out on November 27th even though ...