I just watched this courtroom show where the tenants of a 12 unit building were suing the association for not providing cable. Only 8 out of the 12 units are wired.The association claimed that it would cost $5,200 to ...

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I always had a interest in real-estate and owning property. So much so that I saved up as much money as I could to buy my first property back in early 2007. What a mistake! I bought a large one b...

I've had allstate for 10 years and have an umbrella, primary, car and 4 rental properties with them. I am trying to get my 5 landlord policy but hitting a wall. I am not very happy with Allstate and looking to mak...

Not sure if this was already posted but got it from my mother who is a real estate agent.

Seems things are in the favor of the Landlord, I remember I faced one tenant who did not know the system well but sa...

1) Is it a good idea not to tell your tenants you are the landlord if you owner occupy? If so, why? If not, why?

2) If your tenants are under the assumption that you are managing the building and not the landlord, if...

I know they vary for each property, but at least the basics to make sure I"m not missing anything? I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  There are certain things students related to student problems etc.thank you,chri...

A friend shared this map with me today. I thought anyone who hasn't seen it and was interested investing out of state would find it interesting.http://lifehacker.com/the-best-and-worst-places-to-become-a-landlord-1599...

Recently, the owner/landlord of the duplex next to mine reached out to me. He informed me that he recently did repairs to his roof and that apparently two roofers said that the pitch of my roof is channeling a large a...

I am going out on a limb here, and stating emphatically that NO LANDLORD should EVER pay for their Tenants Water Usage. Do you agree?

Here are my reasons:

1.) Personal Accountability: They use it, T...

I recently bought my third rental property. The other two are currently managed by my PM. My wife and I want to attempt to manage this one by ourselves. Personally, I want to hand it off to my PM but she really wants ...