So my girlfriend and I just bought a house with incredible mountain views and are planning on turning the property into a vacation rental. The problem is, the new neighbors suffer from various mental illnesses and are...

Straight Outta Stockton - Anatomy of another Stockton “Deal”In a previous post I made some bold general statements regarding how hard it is to find an even halfway decent deal on the MLS in Stockton, CA. As a sort of ...

Hot off the press today!  Got a verbal offer secured on a this mobile on land.4BR 1996 double wide on a half acre.  Needs about $14k in work.  PP $57k with seller assist of $1750.  I originally tried to get Seller to ...

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I am entering the final year of my undergraduate education this fall and am hoping to embark on my first real estate investment upon graduation. A major obstacle standing in my way is the amount of stu...

This is my first experience with this, and to be honest, I'm panicking.  A former tenant that just vacated a property I own is suing for multiple items and a large amount of money.  Mostly on items they're claiming we...

So I am in the process of purchasing a home at a big discount to an elderly lady. Part of the agreement I made with her was to lease the house back to her at an extremely reduced price from normal rents. She's 80 year...

Hi, I would like to understand the pros and cons in using a property manager (live person whom I can be in touch directly) vs using all-in-one property management softwares such as rentredi, hemlane, caretaker, etc. (...

I only manage two properties at the moment. Therefore one of my goals is to use my opportunity to focus just two properties to increase my returns. I wanted to gain some prospective on how to eliminate vacancy even...

My husband threw this idea at me: What if we charge the tenants a little more for rent each month and gave them the 12th month for free? Here's how it would work:If rent is normally $900 per month, we charge them $982...