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Moving out and keeping the house? Here’s how to convert your primary residence to a rental: mortgage rules, the tax clock, insurance, and the real math.

How switching property management companies works: what to ask the old manager for, a sample termination letter, deposits, tenants and timing.

Thinking about buying a duplex as a first home? How FHA, VA and conventional loans treat it, how lenders count the rent, and the real monthly math.

The questions that make a property manager show proof: fees, vacancy days, screening rules, repairs and inspections, with what a good answer looks like.

Can you sell a house with tenants in it? Yes. Find the win-win with your tenant first, so a lease buyout is your fallback, not your plan. Here’s how.

Rexburg has retail space everywhere and almost no small shop space. What a 2,000 sq ft bay costs here, gross vs. net, and what to ask before signing.

A good GRM is roughly 4 to 12 depending on your market. Here is what the ratio misses on a property you already own, and what to use instead.

The 50% rule is a decent screening tool for buying and a poor grade on a property you own. Half of those operating expenses are lease policy, not physics.

Losing money on a rental every month? Here is the arithmetic I run, the leaks it usually turns out to be, and how to decide whether to fix it or sell.

Seven things that either happened in the last twelve months or did not. A measurable checklist for a bad property manager, from a property manager.