Hi!We just bought a house near Venice, Florida. Its a waterfront property that has a pool. We are getting the pool fixed ($10k cost its 70s fiberglass pool). Plan is to make it a seasonal rental during the snow bird s...

I recently had a long-term (5.5 years) tenant move out. She was a fantastic tenant—always paid on time, easy to work with, and took good care of the property overall. She did move in two cats during her tenancy (with ...

1. Fraud;2. Breach of Duty;3. Breach of Contract;4. Negligence;5. Bodily Injury / Property Damage;6. Misrepresentation regarding the Condition of the Property;7. Consumer Protection Act;8. Earnest / Escrow Money Dispu...

If I charge $500 at Lowes for supplies and list the entry as a supplies line item, then where does the credit card payment go?  Can't wrap my head around this one.thanks in advance

I'm looking into buying multi unit industrial property.   What are realistIc loan terms?(I know this is a 'multi family forum but it was the most applicable I could find).Having surfed the forums I see people saying 1...

So after spending some quality time to resolve a clogged drain (hair) and replacing some worn parts our tenant's bathroom sink was working perfectly. Draining like a champ. We did not charge the tenant figuring this w...

Boy did I learn a few lessons!

Lesson #1: Charge your phone.
Lesson #1a: Keep an umbrella in the ride.

I get to the property, on time and very excited but the realtor isn’t there yet and I can’t get in. It’s rain...

There has been a lot of talk recently about short term rentals in mountain vacation towns (thanks @Avery Carl - but really your episode was awesome) but are there a lot of you who invest in beach towns? We own two bea...

One thing I've never understood is landlords won't do a thing during a tenant's lease. Then, upon turnover, they go gangbusters.

I try to put in small upgrades once or twice a year. The reason is twofold: 1. I want t...

Recently, in the case Birdsong, doctor's wife demonstrated that she actively and extensively managed their rental properties and was therefore a “real estate professional”. RE professional is not limited by the passi...