When you're investing in a different market and you have a management company handling the property, how do you management paperwork?  From the books I've read, the advice is to keep paperwork from tenants and applica...

Well I have been blessed to have the same tenants for almost 5 years now that have been the best. They are now getting ready to purchase a home so now I need go through the screening process again.  I am sure things ...

Hello All,About a year ago I purchased my first home. It was in terrible shape but the price reflected that and we enjoyed spending the 4 months completely remodeling it.Fast forward to today, we are moving to a new h...

Hi all,I've been a landlord for the past 12 years or so but only recently got serious about ramping up. I recently added a couple units, plan to expand quickly, and am realizing that successful self-management is heav...

Hello BP,I'm just trying to get opinions on several property management softwares that I'm looking it:Rentec DirectTruerentAppFolioRent ManagerBuildium (I understand this one is like the creme del la creme)I'm looking...

Hey all, I am curious as to what you think is fair compensation for listing an MTR and sourcing a tenant for an MTR rental.Would you consider a % of rent during the time of rent period or a flat fee? I say a Listing M...

I have been reviewing different software programs and am currently on a 7 day test period with "Rent Manager"....I have also looked at "Point2" and some free spreadsheets on the web. I am just starting but plan to gro...

I know the question of software has come up many times, but I can't seem to find any solid information or options for us Mac users out there. I have done some research on iBank 5, which seems to be the best option at ...

I'm unfamiliar with this score but I've done some research and supposedly it is more accurate than a regular credit score as it reports rent payments. My question is: If a landlord does not report rent payments for th...

I am new to real estate investment and just bought my first rental property in MA ( a condo).  I am having an "open house" this weekend with multiple showings at different appointment times and expect maybe 10 prospec...