Well, after 4 years of renting we have our first squatter.  Long story short, they paid for the month then did a stop payment on the check.  When confronted they said they were not paying so I evicted them.  Funny thi...

Hello fellow investors,In 2016 I got audited by the IRS, and it got started due to my real estate investing activities. This was a full-blown FIELD AUDIT, where they went through everything of mine. I have lots of bus...

Hello BP,TLDR: Unreasonable neighbors are harassing my tenants to the point where they no longer feel comfortable living there. They are trying to break our lease agreement because of this. Due to HOA regulations, doi...

I found out this week (when I was about to sell) that a home I financed with Quicken Loans 5 years still has the lien from the previous owner. QL paid the person before getting a release and left it up them to just ge...

FolksWhat would one do with 1Mil or 1.5Mil Cash? Stock market is flat this year.   I have a 4 unit multi family and understand Berkeley/Oakland Market.   I don't mind moving to a large Unit size property.  But this is...

It’s my first time buying a commercial property and I’m still in escrow.  I’m naive and wanted to get some input on what may be happening and what you would do.  
To avoid escrow delays and tenant upset, I decided to...

I have a fourplex under contract. FIrst investment property. I found the property card for it and it has remark : "Dwelling straddles adjoining parcel"Is this something to worry about?Who do I contact about this?There...

Here are my thoughts. Am I on the right track? Am i missing anything. Do i need a realtor? I have a title company.Well i have a plan for this home i want to purchase. I submitted my offer today for 15k and was told th...

Hi All,  I was curious to compare notes with others as to what minimum cash on cash criteria they use to determine if a deal is doable, and what is one they would be really happy with.  It seems to be that if your obj...

We evicted some problem tenants back in 2010 from a house we rent out. Well after a long eviction and court fees we received a Judgement of about $15,000.

The lawyer wanted 50% to try to collect the fees.

I wanted...