I just met with a woman at the rental. Her source of income was SSI + child support. As it turns out, they did not meet my minimum income requirement (3X monthly rent), so they didn't apply.

I've dealt with SSI befo...

Jumping in to real estate was a well-calculated move. I live in San Jose, and this market is notorious for making people lose faith in their ability to purchase. I bought my primary residence in May of 2017 - a brand ...

My sister-in-law and her husband are about to put their house on the market near Ft. Riley, KS instead of renting it out because they’re tired of the hassle of scummy tenants. I think she’s in the perfect position to ...

my current cpa has been in the business for 40+ years.  He’s about 70-75 or so.  This year I just felt like it’s complicated to keep up with my invoices and give him itemized numbers.   he wants it broken down specifi...

OK. We all have been there. You have a bad tenant and you want to evict them fast.But the process is long and expensive. Here in CA it takes 1.5 to 3 months to evict someone and about $800+. If your rent is $500-$600/...

Fairly basic question, but want to understand a few of reasons. Are people just using them to purchase cash only properties? Or are you they using them because the bank won’t lend to them? What’s the typical LTV on a ...