Is there any reason not to pull all the necessary permits as soon as you take ownership? I'm working on my first rehab and the contractor advised to pull permits as we got close to the work requiring permits rather th...

What are various factors that are considered while buying a rental property at todays price points to justify the investment? 2% rule was good for during the last few years, their is continuous downward pressure on th...

Just closed on this really neat Craftsman home last week and our goal is to be DONE in 30 days... Just 1 week in she is totally demo'd (minus a 2x4 or two or three), foundation is lifted and leveled and the electrical...

I know a home warrantee is just an insurance policy.
I am going back and forth on a FNMA property. They countered back that the property is sold as is. But, they are offering a home warrantee.
The house has some foun...

Sanity check here, I am not responsibly for a clogged drain due to hair from the tenants, right? Tenant just told me that the drain is clogged from hair and wants me to come fix it. Should I hire someone to fix and b...

I am in the process of having my architect work on a zoning permit for the rowhome that I’m rehabbing.  He told me that I would need a land survey of the property and when I didn’t know anyone in the area he said he w...

The purpose of this post is to share some of the contents of my contract with everyone else.  Over the years, I have come to realize that standard rental contracts REALLY suck. I've used two of the most popular contra...

We have been approved for the EIDL loan, but after taking a look at all of the requirements for use of funds, I can't see how it's advisable for landlords to take this loan, unless you are truly in need, hence the ter...

Yesterday, I posted about how we can solve affordable housing in America.I had over 80 responses and the conversation got very political, which was not entirely a surprise.My question though is what economic model is ...

So I came to an agreement with my first tenants I've had since purchasing a duplex one year ago that they would leave 2.5 months earlier than their lease expired.Too many problems to list but were basically too rude/l...