I'm really struggling with this application fee thing. Any words of wisdom? Going to have an Open House today and it doesn't feel right to take a fee from each applicant knowing we'll only rent to one...

Hi all,I bought a 4-plex a couple of weeks ago. Three of the four furnaces are 25+ years old, and three of the four water heaters are super old as well (18, 24, and 25 years). It's in a rough but rapidly gentrifying n...

I, like many others in Denver metro, would love to operate a STR (preferably non-owner occupied). Most cities don't allow STR (yet) or mandate they are owner-occupied, but looking on Airbnb, there are plenty of people...

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I just got back from a home buyers seminar at BMO|Harris Bank. No one showed up so it ended up being me with an agent, lender, and insurance agent. It was really informative meeting for me because ...

I have been using Tenantcloud to manage my 40+ units and so far I was satisfied from the features they provide for $144 per year. But recently they switched their payment provider from Dwalla to Stripe and Stripe star...

With lending standards just now beginning to loosen from a historic tightening, I find it bizarre (and frankly, offensive) the idea that Private Mortgage Insurance will now be something that will be permanently affixe...

I'm looking at several HomePath properties in more amenable markets than my own and many will require some degree of repair before their rent-ready.

My question to you guys is how would you best advise on ...

Hello All!I have been a rei daydreamer for several years now and I never really knew how to take that leap.  After listening to Brandon's 90 day challenge webinar one night I decided that I had to get going.  Fast for...

What kind of language and fees would you include in a lease regarding pets? I did not intend to allow pets. However, one applicant has a black lab, which I have also owned and had good luck with, and she seems like a ...

So I have a four plex under contract (I'm used to single family home investing where I place the tenants, this is different and new to me) and the tenants during the inspection hemmed and hawed about letting me in to ...