I bought a house near the college my son attends - house hacking via his college fund.  He is going to live there with three friends. The plan is that my son and I will be listed as the landlords and the other three w...

I've looked at six different companies and the fees are all over the place. The cheapest so far is Sunwest Trust. Their annual fee is $225 regardless of the number of assets. Their application fee is $50.

Am I gett...

I hired a Property Management (PM) firm 5 years ago.  I've been paying them $135 per month for their 'services'.  Got an e-mail from zillow.com that my house was up for rent.  Contacted PM company and they tell me tha...

If I am actively contribute to my 401k with my current employer, is that mean I can't convert that to self directed 401k?

As a newbie passive real-estate investor currently living in Austin, TX. I am looking to buy a fairly new constructed investment property in and around Austin metro area. While evaluating potential investment properti...

Good morning and happy Wednesday,Quick background before we get to the dilemma: I am 27 years old, I work as a full time nurse in an ER, I received a small inheritance when my grandma passed away of 100k. I live in Po...

What is the current law on refusing to rent to prospective tenants who have criminal records?  Thank you in advance.

So...my tenant has faithfully paid the rent and utilities.  The lease is up April 1st, and the tenant asked to extend until May 1st.  I had no problem with this. Background is that this tenant has always asked to have...

While researching before investing. I found that the typical eviction time-frame in Chicago appears to be at least  3 months and up to 4 months. Well, those are the risks one must take and due diligence checking all r...

Hey all -
I'm trying to find a data point and was hoping you might be able to help me with the research. I'm curious as to finding out the percentage of evictions that come with a financial judgement vs. the percent...