I’m currently under contract for a two family property in a south Buffalo, NY neighborhood. The property is livable, but my thoughts are to renovate the units to be comparable to that of a rental in the more demand ne...

Hi all,My previous tenants had a couple of dogs and long story short, when they moved out, the house had a potent dog smell. My initial thought was that the smell was rooted in the carpeting. I had the carpet professi...

I got a 3 flat in Chicago, when you enter it sometimes smells like diapers.  The tenants say it is on and off for about 6 months.  It only smells in the entrance between the garden and first floor, once you get to the...

Hello, Researching information. I would like to purchase a rental property. If you don’t have 20%, can you borrow from private lending institutions? Any list of such institutions? What are the fees? Thank You

Hello all,   I'm looking for advice from people in similar situations... I keep kicking this back and forth... I guess the root of this question deals with measuring ROI on your primary residence (living there long te...

Does section 8 allow late fees to be charged on the tenants portion of the rent. Example section 8 pays $2,000.00 and the tenant portion is $800.00, is it within my rights to charge the tenant 10% ($80.00) in addition...

Hi everyone,
I live in Oregon and we are required to rent to tenants with service animals even if we have a no pet policy.  Is anyone else dealing with this legality?
thanks 

Are lenders required to give you a pre-approval letter. I got a referral from my realtor for a local lender for pre-approval. I informed the lender I would be acquiring multiple "quotes" to compare so please provide a...

First off thank you for taking a second to read this post, any experience and knowledge provided is very helpful.I'll start off, the beginning of this year I made the stupid choice of drinking and driving, I was black...

Hello BP members,

Quick background: I'm a 23-year-old with accounting consulting roots, and I'd like to explore entering the commercial real estate space.

A penny for your thoughts on a couple questions:...