Dear BP Members,I have a question and hope to get your advice.  I lived in a 2-family house for one year on conventional financing as my primary residence.  I recently just moved out and rented out the whole house.  T...

I have a very nice couple with three well behaved kids that wants to rent one of my homes. The problem for me is trying to verify if they are good tenants or not. I asked for the standard copies of each of the couples...

I have owned student rentals, game-day rentals, condos and single family houses, but have never looked at vacation rentals.  I am in Charleston, SC and it seems like a good area for vacation rentals.  Does anyone have...

We like the idea that this company caters/markets to investors; however, they denied one of our client's seemingly legit claims and it seems they trying to deny another one on a technicality. The second claim remai...

Hey folks - so I have a property in a lower-income part of town and almost every tenant who applies has a pitbull. (The animal, not the singer!) Anyway - tenants today know the game. They just need to say "it's a serv...

Hello BP Investors,I have been in debate with another property manager about the merits of an alternate pricing strategy. I would like to hear the opinions from investors and other PMs out there.Typical PM Charges for...

Hi everyone,BP newbie and first post in the forums. I live in Orange County, CA and am looking to buy my first buy-and-hold rental property. I've been looking outside of Southern California as I have not been able to ...

Just a tip for you all starting out… Don't rent to strippers, hair stylists, bartenders etc…  If they are in the cash business, they are uncollectable.  You need to find someone with a good job that is not worth leavi...

We are all familiar with issues related to service animals (specially trained and certified dogs) and assistance animals (such as emotional support animals of any species or breeds).This post suggests a compromise res...

It's technically legal in WA to grow it with a medical card which he says he has and would gladly show me. I don't know what the effect on insurance would be or if they can prohibit it. He is offering to pay higher de...