I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons.  I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was.  He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...

We had the sidewalk and driveway redone on the tenant side of our duplex. Yesterday the concrete was poured. This afternoon I noticed that a smile, a pentagram and a third illegible mark had been inscribed in the now ...

I'm looking for some protection against a tenant who will break a lease, especially during the winter months when it might take more than one month to find a replacement tenant. A early termination fee in the lease, w...

Ok, I called the seller's agent to let him know that I want to make an offer. The house was sitting for 600k, lots of work had to be done on it and for whatever reason the seller needed to close by the 5th of October....

My brother in law and I have been trying to purchase a rental for a few months now but we have been having trouble getting bids accepted.A few days ago we put in a bid on a short sale house last Friday.  The sellers c...

Looking for some insight here..I'm currently looking for a 2plex-4plex in a few different markets and am circling back to the idea of FHA owner occupied. I just want to understand the specifics here. My understanding ...

For those of you who haven't already heard the news, there is SDIRA-Killing Legislation in the House Tax Bill. Tax Attorney/Investor John Hyre, has put together a website that describes the impact of this bill on all ...

I have a hard time understanding why landlords are considered so different from other businesses and business owners. Even before COVID-19 came onto the scene, it has been a prevailing theme over the last year or two ...

We have been buying foreclosures off the MLS. are offers are cash purchases no inspections and our agent has been suggesting EM of 10% of the offer price. My issue is that some of these transitions are taking up to 6 ...

I am new to the landlord business.  I just bought a property & inherited 3  tenants in one unit.  One roommate wants to move out & be off the lease.  The lease is valid until 31 Dec 17.  2 other roommates have...