Greetings,Sorry in advance for the long post but I felt that the information was pertinent.    I am an investor working on my second renovation.  First one went great except for timing of completion and finishing touc...

Hello all, I spent the last hour or so typing up my screening criteria for anyone that will applying to be a prospective tenant for my rentals.  I have great inherited tenants now (knock on wood), but I would like to ...

My husband and I own a law firm and pay way too much in rent so we are looking to buy something.  As much as I'd like to buy an entire building, in my area that would cost $10M+ so we're looking at office condos.  I w...

Hey guys!I recently bought a 4-plex of townhomes for $130k.  It was grossing about $1750/mo and fit all my criteria, and overall looked like a great deal, so I moved forward with the purchase.My strategy so far has be...

If you’re a landlord you’ve been trained to be leery of Section 8 housing. There is a negative stigma associated with the program and people who receive vouchers in the program. We recently had a panel at the SLO Real...

Under the new legislation designed to help small businesses was a small add on that is now going to require landlords to issue 1099s to any contractor performing services like repairs over $600.

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Thanks in advance for any advice.  There isn't enough room to go through all of the issues here, but I'm looking for advice on how to get rid of a tenant who has not violated her lease.  She has lived in one of our un...

I realize there is no sure fire way to guarantee a lender will agree to a short sale and in a lot of cases it seems to come down to "the bottom line", will it be it more profitable; or should I say less costly; tha...