So I had a qualified tenant apply, I used Smartmove to verify him. He has good income, no evictions, quiet and a non-smoker (he also didn’t smell like smoke and also didn’t smell like an overload of cologne in hopes o...

I am looking at possibly buying 2 properties at the same time.
First, I'm going the FHA route and purchasing a duplex to live in and rent out the other side and putting it in my name.

Second, my realtor just brough...

Hi everyone!
Glad to be here. My name is mike and I live in Whatcom county in Washington state. I am 18 years old and run a landscaping/tree service called Augusta Lawn Care Services (augustalawncareservices.com). I h...

Hey so I’m curious how this works, maybe someone can fill me in. Let’s say I make $4000 a month and am looking at 4 unit properties, to make it simple well say each unit pays $1000 each month.  In this case would I qu...

So I agreed to a binding deal last Sunday on what would be my first investment property.  It's a single family home in the neighborhood I've lived in for the past 4 years, and knowing what I know about the real estate...

I acquired a new duplex back in March and just had the second tenant move in last week. When I purchased the property, there was a small amount of pervious water damage to the ceiling in the kitchen, directly under th...

Many of the wholesale deals and distressed properties that I come across in Columbus, OH are in areas with medium to high crime.I am hesitant to do anything with these properties because I don't know how to take advan...

Good afternoon everyone,I'm new to both real estate and to this forum. I've done a fair amount of researching which included reading books and viewing some investment videos. I want to hit the ground running so I did ...

I’ve been tinkering with the correct approach to renting bedrooms in Austin. First I tried to rent unfurnished rooms on a year lease but didn’t get much interest. I then furnished the rooms and offered shorter term le...

Looking for thoughts and suggestions on how to deal with this situation:

I leased a home to an engaged couple last spring. Both had good jobs and decent credit ratings. The woman has a young son from a previous marri...