[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working.  When they notified me it wa...

Does anyone have an investing strategy of buying and holding property in low income neighborhoods? I have heard the saying, “the poor” need housing too. I am curious if anyone has made a niche out of this type of inve...

I've had the same tenant in my SFR rental for years and years.  He's not one to call me with any issues unless they are legitimate so I'm rarely there.  It's been a few years since I've walked through the house.  I've...

I should probably wait to post until I'm settled a little bit, but I'm fairly anxious at this point. I have been a landlord for almost three months. My wife and I bought the other half of the twinhome we had been livi...

TENANTS FROM HELL #5Sinks from hell.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen it all. From ...

Hi there,I'm a California (newbie) landlord, and I've been fortunate enough that both of the places I bought a while ago already had good tenants living in them. However, last week my tenant in Placentia, CA (SoCal) p...

I purchased my first rental property a few months ago. It is a detached duplex with long term existing tenants. By long I mean the front unit lived there for 13 year, and the back unit lived there for 30 years! Th...

Edit - wont let me fix. Common ‘Reasons’ why the mf property is for sale?

I know this is question greatly varies, but i only own sfhs.
It seems they are typically listed because the seller is moving, downsizing, e...

How quickly time flies. Seemingly just a few months ago I posted an article with thoughts on the first year as the owner of a small block of 18 apartments we bought a little over 2 years ago (see link below if you’re...

Can anyone share with me the ups and downs of student housing? Besides the obvious of being able to charge higher rates due to *must have* housing for students, and the higher costs of repairs due to, well, college. A...