Last year we tried something new. In early December, we sent both our tenants (we only had two units at the time) a Christmas card saying thank you and enclosing a $50 gift card. We did it mainly to say thank-you t...

The Real Deal reports that rents are collapsing in some of America's biggest cities.  The article does not specifically say this, but this is no doubt related to the fact that development has been concentrated for ten...

So hurricane Harvey was very devastating to all the houses in Houston but luckily my rental property did not suffer any damages whatsoever but I did end up loosing my truck that was paid off for so now I have to take ...

My 11 year old daughter has about $12k in funds she was given from her grandfather. I have custodial responsibilities for that money. I was thinking of purchasing a property and I would be the credit partner and she...

Hi everyone. I'm hoping you can help me find some good DSCR lenders and give me an idea of the going rates? I was quoted 9.75% for a DSCR on a rental property recently. Is that average? High? Low?! As I am shopping, w...

After seven years of living here, I'm relocating. In the next few weeks, the landlord will hit me with what she feels is an appropriate amount for damage.

Assuming she tries to exceed my $1,950 deposit, here is my pl...

Hi everyone, 
I really should know the answer to this. The obvious answer is to sue when someone has committed fraud. Unfortunately, that is an expensive time-consuming process. And when the company you're suing has ...

Hi everyone,My husband and I will be downsizing from our primary home into a townhome that we own as an investment property currently. Since we will be selling our primary property which we have lived in for 15 years ...

Today is Thanksgiving. Lots of time to talk shop, politics, or real estate investment with family and friends. I just spoke to acquaintance of in law, and he mentioned purchasing home within a year. I spoke to him abo...