Hey all,Wanted to get your input on this one. We got a new lead via Craigslist (we've surprisingly enough have had a little luck with Craigslist marketing). The person sounds pretty motivated. They want to move out cl...

You aren't legally taking possession of the property so I would imagine you don't even incur any liability from the premises.But do you need or have some kind of insurance for other reasons? Maybe if a seller gets ang...

BLUF: seems like my process takes too long, seems unorganized and hard to track  I lose a lot of the people in the flood of DMs on FB.What’s your process to bring in new tenant?I’ve had good luck with Facebook so prim...

I recently fired renter's warehouse as my PM company and when they finally turned over all of the documents i requested I found a host of things missing. My mistake early on was not double checking behind the PM compa...

Hi, I have a large (5 bed/3.5 bath) house located in Tucker/Atlanta, GA and a property management company.  It was rented 9/2015 with a $1300 deposit paid.  Lease clearly states Lawn Maintenance to be performed by ten...

Hi. I've had a tenant in a house for over a year. They renewed their lease just over a month ago and have now asked for me to install a gate/fence so that they can let their dog loose in the backyard. The quoted cost ...

Howdy,I haven't decided if we are gonna manage the property or hire a local area property manager yet. But I wanted to collect some recommendations in the meantime. If you use a PM did you hire them when you reached a...

This is a FLORIDA related question. I usually stick to SFR's but now with the thinning inventory, I started getting into some condos. Recently I bought a unit on the county auction. It was the first note (no junior se...

I have bought a few rentals in the Chicago area and am put off by the considerable closing costs, especially from the title company.  I'm looking at something right now and the down payment is $18,000 (20% down) and t...

From down payment, to deed recording fees, to lender's title insurance, I need to know the correct way to categorize the line items of a HUD-1 statement. I realize most costs aren't tax deductible or capitalized, I'm ...