HELP - What should I expect when negotiating? Background: I inherited my childhood home only to find out that my mother refinanced it 15 yrs ago for $70K. She made payments (about $25k) up until about 7/8 years ag...

We are new investors and asset protection is important to us so we are looking to form LLCs for our rentals. We met with a lawyer recommending a series LLC which sounds great but they had a hefty price tag associated ...

I am traveling this week and next. I was working in a hotel room yesterday (wow, that sounds bad) and checkout was noon. I ended up leaving at 12:06, not a huge deal, but I can see people still in the room at 12:15, 1...

Has anyone heard of or used the EnviroTabs (http://www.envirotabs.com/) which claim to to a whole lot - from increasing the MPG by 18% to reducing emissions?
Sounds too good to be true - maybe it is?..

Any thoughts?....

When you get a lease with an option to buy from a homeowner and then find a tenant/buyer, it's sounds a little weird when you bring out a lease and an option to buy contract. For one thing, I'm not even the owner; so ...

Hello everybody,

Yesterday I found a property on craigslist Cleveland, a 8 unit (6 apt. and 2 store front) for only $95k. Building is rented out (month to month) and I can buy this house with my o...

Hi all.  First year as a landlord here and I  need advice on this.  I have a bad tenant who has been paying super late (30 days, 45 days, 20 days late) every month for the last 7 months (except March).  The first coup...

Does anyone sense risk in the housing market? I was thinking lately about taking out a loan or two for rental properties, but I have some concerns about the federal government/politicians/partisanship, a tech bubb...

I am a first-time landlord and homeowner, and have recently purchased a fully tenanted duplex in Western Massachusetts, intending to owner-occupy one unit for the first year.  The security deposits were transferred to...

I am somewhat of a seasoned investor but my portfolio recently shrunk to zero and I am looking to grow my portfolio once again.Backstory:I had a number of recently renovated cash flowing properties that were 100% paid...