I recently rehabbed a property, signed a 2 yr lease with someone, then about a week before she’s supposed to move in, she informs me that she has an ESA (Emotional Support Animal), a huge dog - lab mix. We have a no p...

Request legal advice. We are small time investors with a property in SE North Carolina and my tenant had her LCSW provide medical paperwork requiring an emotional support animal (ESA). As we are in compliance with fai...

Just curious how many investors on here do new construction spec builds? Any advice would be appreciated! Currently we are doing affordable housing spec homes in central KY. Acquiring land seems to be the biggest hurd...

I came to realize that for service animals or ESAs the NJ/Federal law does not permit charging any deposit or rent. However putting my landlord hat on, I see this as a nuisance to a landlord. An animal is animal and i...

Hi all,New landlord here. I tried educating myself with a bunch of online resources and books before closing on a property, and yet, I still stumble when I am actually facing these situations. I received two applicati...

I'd like some advice on the wisdom of using $100k of my 401k money to buy a retirement home in Costa Rica.The facts:  I'm 57 years old and live in Hermosa Beach, where I rent an apartment.  The houses here are $2 mill...

Why do people not just rent their rooms out to prevent foreclosure? During the 2008-2009 housing crash, why did people not just rent out rooms to prevent foreclosure?Why do people now not just rent out rooms to preven...

Was talking to a friend and they had mentioned that their realtor had said that Flipping properties in Maryland is illegal unless you have a license.  I thought it was very strange because i've never heard that, but s...

Why would a company that has "no appetite" for investment drag potential customers through application and appraisal expenses while not intending to invest? Here is a story of a community bank in California (I'll post...

I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...