Private money or hard money loans are loans secured by real estate that are often funded by private parties and are typically offered at higher interest rates than those offered by an FDIC-insured bank. A traditional...

What makes a property management company good, and then what makes a property management company GREAT?  What services do you look for, and what else?

Hello, I would like to find out from the investors with medium to large portfolios of rental properties (preferably 10 units and higher) if they use any home warranty or service contract for property maintenance. On p...

Hello everyone,
I currently live in a 2bd 1ba condo ~950 sq ft., which I’ve owned for the past 2.5 years, in Orange County California. My wife and I are looking to purchase our next home, planning on it being our “fo...

A new tenant of mine, fixed and installed a few minor things in the rental. Our verbal agreement was that I will reimburse him for the material. Now he is asking for both material and labor. Unfortunately his price is...

reopen this case.  Here is the background information. Jurisdiction:   This is in State of Virginia, and under the jurisdiction of Richmond General District Court. Background Information: A perfectly fine tenant, who ...

I'm developing a class on dealing with difficult tenants.  What are the most common tenant problems you encounter?  I need some examples for the class (beyond my own bad experiences) but I'm sure everyone will share a...

Hope the title gets some attention! :) I am about to close on a property to fix and flip. The inspection report came back and labeled the deck as "poor" condition (but not included in the "safety hazard" list) and my ...

Hello, my name is Christian and I am a middle aged professional living in the Covington, LA area and looking to get started in rental property investment. I've read several books to educate myself including 'Rich Dad,...

Hi BP!I’m researching the schools in a zip code I’m interested in using www.greatschools.org. Do you generally include the charter schools in your analysis or mostly focus on public?