when there's a late fee  policy of a % of the rent and a partial payment is made.  Say rent is $1500 and only $1000 is paid.  Is the % on the total rent or just the unpaid amount. Ex: say the fee is 10%   Rent is $150...

I have never dealt with this particular situation and welcome input from other landlords.  My New Years resolution is to stay on top of tenants lease end date and enforce signing new leases as opposed to going month t...

Hi everybody, I want to hear what you would do in my situation. I have a great tenant who pays on time every time and never has complaints or issues with rules or anything, for that matter. She has been with me for 2 ...

I purchased a 2 unit duplex (2 bed, 1 bath each) last October. Previous to my purchase/upgrades, rents were $650/$750 split top and bottom including utilities, they are now $905/(N/A). Completed many renovations in th...

What's the deal with Dodd Frank - has it become more streamlined and easier to deal with over the past few years, that it has been implemented? Maybe I'm not up on the latest details of this. I have a friend, that is ...

I did a quick search but couldn't find this posted in the forums (only on a few blog posts) - looks like HUD is floating a proposal to eliminate seller financing unless you become licensed as a mortgage originator. He...

Hi All,
I am new to being a Landlord and went through the property management (PM) path. Lately, I fired the PM company and decided to manage myself (which is what I was doing anyways, since PM was useless and only c...

Hi, I am brand new to real estate investing (have only listened to podcasts/ watch videos/ etc). I found a house for sale in a not-so-great area for $10k. This is because there are several things not up to code and th...

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I am purchasing a short sell property in Santa Clara city, California, current tenant might stay after transaction, what is the best way to deal with it? he currently does not pay rent to the seller, can I start ...

Hello BP, So I am a young investor just starting out in Northern Colorado. I currently have 28k in the bank, but work on a commission only job, so I can't get a conventional or FHA loan for another 8 months or so. How...