I used to think that I knew what nightmares were. Then I became a landlord. I’ve seen so many types of nightmares since I began this landlording journey, things I did not even know could exist. I’v...
Negligence and liability lawsuits are common here in the United States. We have all read the headlines about the slip and fall or the hot coffee. As we venture into the world of real estate investi...
I hate to do evictions. Do not get me wrong, I do one if I have to. But I find evictions to be costly, confrontational, and just an all-around drain. I much prefer to work with a tenant rather than...
No, I’m not scared of 100-year-old properties. In fact, I have always been fascinated by older properties. They just have a look and a feel that you do not get with newer ones. They have a history ...
Allison here at BiggerPockets throws ideas at us for blog posts all the time. One of her recent ideas was “How to Rezone Your Lot.” Because I studied these things in college and my last “real” job ...
Why should I be nice to my landlord? Gosh, that is a good question. Isn’t my landlord just a greedy slumlord? Shouldn’t I expect an adversarial relationship?...
In my 15 years as a real estate investor, I have been asked the question “is multifamily a good first investment” many, many times, by many different people who are in many differing circumstances....
In addition to being a landlord, I also rehab houses for the retail market. I like bringing faded homes back. And the chunks of cash I collect when I sell are not bad either. Most of the properties...
There has been a bit of a fuss lately in Seattle regarding an ordinance the city passed back in 2016. The City believed that landlords were not being fair to all prospective applicants. They worrie...
Taxes. That simple word makes many of us cringe. We all have a silent partner named Uncle Sam who takes a nice chunk out of every dollar we earn. We have no choice — we have to pay this partner or ...