As an owner-landlord of 20+ single family homes across 3 states now, I am spending an inordinate amount of time handling bills, statements, receipts and other paperwork, both in physical-paper form and electronic. I p...

What color bandit signs do you think work best? White with Blue or Yellow with Black?

Also what kinds of catchy sayings do you put on yours? I feel like we buy houses just blend together.
I've been thinking about put...

This is silly,  but my husband and I cannot agree.  We rent condos in Naperville,  an affluent suburb of Chicago that has been voted one of the best places to live in America a couple of times.  Very good schools.  I ...

Hi folks, one of my 2 rentals is long term. They did not skip rent so far, but always late. I raised the rent little, just because I liked them with kids and all. Rent jumped in Sacramento last few years, rent is now ...

Hi, I just spotted a 4-family room which makes sense for me and my credit union is offering a conventional loan mortgage for 5% down.  Here are the two options the lender offered to me:

- Option 1: 30-year conventi...

I had a tenant get a job suddenly in another city and had to move. He put in proper notice and left the house in great condition. The only problem is that he got behind on rent after losing his job shortly after mov...

What are people's thoughts of allowing tenants to have pets in their rentals? Also, I live in a city where it's more common to see someone with a pit bull than not; what are your thoughts of "aggressive" breeds?

Hi all, Following a recent cash-out refi on my first investment project located in downtown Seattle (described at length in my profile), I am left with approximately $75k in capital. I intend on using most (if not all...

Hello, I have to cash to invest but my short term goal is to generate enough cash flow to replace what my previous 9-5 job was providing. If you wanted to generate 75-100k a year in income where would you start.I am l...

Alright guys so ill give a little bit of background, im 20 years old bought my first house 8 months ago and i started house hacking its a 4 bd 2 bath single family house and a couple months ago i decided i was in a po...