But I've cleared enough poison ivy to develop a very bad reaction to it, and I am occasionally exposed to it as part of this life of running rentals.

Hi everyone,I'm new to BP, lived in Houston all my life.

Sounds like a typical day in a landlords life .

Everything in life has a price; thus real estate in the Bay is expensive through the nose while it’s cheaper in the Central Valley and elsewhere.

Yes, this is a true-real life drama.Thank you for your input and suggestions.My business partner presented this to me but I could not offer any direction as her legal counsel is not assisting the family in a manner of resolving the conflict.

I am now 5 minutes late for my 1st Webinar and I cannot figure out for the life of me how to get in the Webinar!

I read several articles about it on BP, but I haven't come across any real-life horror stories.

A classic quote I read in a finance book was, "If you take the risk out of life, you take the opportunity out of life." 

I am at a turning-point in my life where i'm still living at home so my expenses are minimal, my credit score is at 800+, my salary is in the 105-110k range (still work at my day job), and I have an extremely low debt to income ratio.

A tenant will make your life hard if they don't want you in there, and they are in process of moving, so it doesn't look that great, anyway.