Was contemplating this business idea and was wondering if property managers would find it interesting. One of the problems with sites like Rentometer is that it only collects rent data from public websites. That is ju...

There is a group of guys renting out a place this evening.  I went there to check everything out and make sure things are in working order.  I found a dead starling in the bath tub.  What dead animals have you found i...

I am scheduled to close on a property this week. There are 2 buildings on the lot and the rear building is over 2000sq ft. I was at my friends house (a real estate broker) and he was looking up the property records.He...

Some of you may remember Eric Moeller from several years ago when he was asking questions about Arbitrage. And then he went on to make a major international business based on it including Summits and other things. And...

Hi all,My tenant just texted me that our plumber found a copperhead (maybe) in the finished basement and killed it.  She is very afraid and wants me to deal with it.  Of course, I will find someone to deal with this b...

In some estate in the West such as CA, WA, there are specific rules and overall, it is allowed to rent out a guesthouse (or ADU - Accessory Dwelling Units). Often, the ADU is converted from a garage and rented out as ...

I am house hacking in a medium sized town in the Northeast.  My house was rented for about 15 years and was pretty close to wrecked.  I have fixed it up and will be ready to rent or sell it this year.  I talked to a R...

I have a one story OLD (Complete with square nails)rental house I have been trying to replace some rotten siding and sheathing on. I took off some on cold north side and find bats all the way down to the bottom of ma...

I had tenants on a month to month lease yesterday I caught them moving out without notice. They said they would be gone today .  I went by and there are things still there with front the unlocked. Noone is there and t...