This article was written by guest blogger Steve Cook. Many of the important differences between buying a condominium and buying a single-family home are obvious: living space, neighborhood type, yard, maintenance, convenience, amenities, security, utilities, and transportation. However, there are some lesser-known, and often overlooked, differences that should also be considered when deciding between a [...]
Shutterstock If you’re looking for some of the safest cities to rent a home for your family, try the East or West Coasts. A recent survey by Rent.com revealed the best cities for renters raising families, and found towns in California and New Jersey ranked best for low crime rates and weather risks. [...]
Are you starting to feel cramped in your apartment? Are you ready to start a family but not ready for homeownership? Did the housing crash leave you skeptical about buying a home? If so, you might want to consider renting a single-family home. The single-family rental market has exploded since the housing crash—many of these [...]
When you bought your condo, did you think it would be the beginning of your real estate investing career? Perhaps you planned to rent it out for a few months while you were vacationing, or maybe you thought that you could one day move into a bigger place and rent out the condo as an [...]
You can do nearly everything online these days, including booking the vacation of your dreams. Whether it’s a long journey around the world or a short trip to a tropical beach, finding a hotel, car and plane ticket can be done with a simple click of your mouse. The Internet has also made it easy [...]
If you want to know how you can stop your yard from flooding, talk to a landscape designer or the local municipality. Q: I am trying to figure out who is responsible for the flooding and damage that is happening to my property due to runoff from the road. I am hoping that you could [...]
Before putting a rental property in an LLC to minimize taxes, be sure you can depreciate the building to reduce your tax liability. Q: I recently inherited a rental property. The property is rented and cash flow is positive, despite the fact that there is a mortgage on the property. Currently, I do not need [...]
If you're renting out on an owner-occupied mortgage you have a lower risk of failure than renting a property through investor real estate loans. Q: I have a question about renting a second home that has a mortgage that states "you cannot rent this property." Here's the story. About two years ago I bought a [...]
