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Hi Everyone, I am purchasing my first SFH, and I plan to live there for a year and share 2 rooms with 2 other tenants, to reduce the cost. Then I will rent out the entire house the next year.Could you please recommend...
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Happy thanksgiving to everyone!
Does anyone have any "best bets" regarding Builders Risk Insurance? I purchased a cash property on Tuesday 11/26/2013 and will be rehabbing it over the next 90 days. The purcha...
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Rehab, sub2, & rental business startup in Utah: Is it a good idea for my wife to get RE license and act as my buy & sell agent? Is it legal? What issues do I need to be aware of that addresses profits share...
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Hi all, I'm looking at my first potential duplex and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to estimate some of the costs. This is in Sacramento, CA, so I think a lot of the costs will be pretty high compared to othe...
The ach service that I was using for rent payments has been absorbed by another company. Upon review of the new service, I decided to look elsewhere. I looked at Cozy but there ach payments take 5 business days to pro...
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My current tenants have a lease until August 31, but they plan to move out and return the keys by August 15. I don’t plan to reimburse them for moving out earlier. The new tenants, starting their lease on September 1,...
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I've read several times that it's a good idea to find an agent who is an investor as well so when my husband and I started seeking out a multi-family we did just that. However, after spending some time working with a...
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First-time renting my home. We have two possible applicants. Help me think through the pros and cons to determine whom I should rent to:
Candidate 1: Single recently divorced person with a 65 lbs pitbull. Getting $45...
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Hey all,I'm curious to get some feedback from others, but from previous experience / talking with other investors it seems to me that 2/1 unit property mixes seem to be the bread-n-butter type of properties for rental...
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This topic has probably been talked about alot but what do most of landlords who always done long term rentals but took the dive into short term rentals and Airbnb?
What was your experience like and is it really tha...