Learn Real Estate Investing with Our Forum FAQ

In order to help out the investors on our site, we've set up a FAQ.

Please be patient as we build this up. Hopefully, it will be beneficial to both novice and advanced investors from around the country.

Real Estate Basics
Newbie Investors Business Structure - LLCs When is it time to incorporate? (More) What are the advantages of forming an LLC? Should I set up an LLC to protect myself? (More) Should I set up a LLC for each property? (More) What kind of liability protection does an LLC provide? How do I set up an LLC? What state should I set my LLC up in? More) How do I get a loan with an LLC? (MORE) How do I build my LLC's credit? Is an LLC the best business structure for real estate? (More - 1, 2, 3) Do I set up a sole owner or multi-owner LLC with my partners? How to assign a property to a LLC? (More) Bird-Dogging What is a Bird dog? (More - 1, 2, 3) What information is a bird-dog responsible for retreiving? How are bird dog fees determined? (More - 1, 2) How do you find a good bird dog? Is birddogging legal? (More) Making Deals How do you find buyers? Finding Sellers How to track down the owner of vacant properties	Landlords Finding Tenants Where do you advertise your vacant units? Who to use for tenant screening & background checks? ( More ) Should I rent it furnished or unfurnished? What is the usual vacancy time on available units? What is the best way to find rental and vacancy rates for an area? Choosing Tenants How to screen your tenants? Tenant Issues Should you rent to smokers? ( More ) What are the biggest problems in dealing with tenants? How do you handle pets in your properties? Repairs and Damages Should a landlord do repairs and maintenance himself? Who pays for repairs, the landlord or tenant? What can you deduct from a security deposit? Tenant damaged property beyond their security deposit. What to do? Section 8 Housing Does Section 8 make sense? General Landlord Questions Occupancy Standards: How many people can live in a single family property? Landlord Financial Questions How much can you increase the rent by every year? How much money should you keep in reserves for a property? How to make extra cash off rentals?