Finally, moving it over from personal name to an LLC can cause complications with the bank.

My tenant failed to pay her gas bill, resulting in the service being shut off. Once the tenant paid for the service, it took several days until the gas company was able to get out to restore service. I was unaware tha...

Problem is, for a deal like this, you really can't let the lender know you are struggling with the capital cause that's a red flag for them. 

Bad tenants or big early expenses can cause a lot of stress.I have a property in Colorado, I initially bought it as a househack, now it's rented (managed by a close friend) and two here in Springfield, VA that I manage myself also bought as househacks.

"I did some quick search and noticed this thing can be tricky to navigate and will probably cause issues in developing and reselling.

Hey ViVi, as long as you adhere to the lease agreement and make sure that the language in there describes any wear and tear that was likely caused by the tenant living there then you should be more than able to deduct this from their security deposit.

I mis-read one of the boxes which of course causes all my numbers to be off.

These signs are not always indicators of foundation problems but may cause you to pay extra attention.

The right strategy is to keep your W2 reap the benefits-- cause there are plenty of those.

They now believe the tenant may have been targeting the wrong mailbox, which could have caused the confusion.