Investing in rental property can bring you a steady source of income, an asset that appreciates, and some very attractive tax benefits. It also can get you a great deal of aggravation, from ...

The takeaway: The lease that’s in place before you buy the property remains in effect even after you close on it, so you cannot legally raise the rent, modify the clauses or agreements ...

Google searches for rental homes in the Los Angeles area have jumped by a staggering 186 percent in California since the first week of January, according to a new report by Redfin, as tens of ...

Correction: A prior version of this story misstated the number of single-family rental homes owned by out-of-state corporate investors in five Central Indiana counties. They own roughly one in ...

Troubled rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes will be acquired by Maymont Homes, a division of Brookfield Properties that manages single-family rental homes. Divvy and Maymont have not released any ...

The disaster is making it worse. Incoming calls at LA Estate Rentals, which manages and leases homes in some of the area’s costliest neighborhoods, have jumped to 500 a day, more than 10 times ...

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom's coverage of wildfire and breaking news. Support LAist by giving now. Rental housing prices in L.A. are spiking as historic fires ...

And some would-be renters are offering a year’s rent upfront in cash and engaging in bidding wars. “Dozens and dozens of people are going after the same properties,” said David Berg ...

Buying a rental property isn't the only way to make passive income from real estate. REITs provide passive income from diversified rental property portfolios. Invitation Homes and Realty Income ...