We're very excited!  Today my wife and I just signed the papers to take ownership of our very first investment property; a duplex in Keizer Oregon (a suburb of Salem).  Thanks to this wonderful community and all you w...

Someone please help me, as I am worried if my furnace will cost me lot to fix. I always have to go from the same route so I always see my rental house and every time I pass, I see the door left open. I am not sure wha...

Years ago, when I was in college, I rented a room in a house. They focused on renting "to college students and young professionals" (being a USN Vet, I would probably add service members, reservists, and guardsmen).Ar...

I have a unique situation that drives a need to reduce the term of the lease.  Tenant has not been paying on a timely basis and other significant factors (without elaborating..)  that drive the need to do a workout pl...

This is my first time browsing this forum. Please be patient with me. I am sure some of my questions have probably been answered before. My aunt purchased a property in Tucson Arizona with a single family house. The h...

That title caught your eye, didn't it?I have 4 tenants in this property.So tenant A & B saying tenant C is smoking pot in the house (I've already given her a warning based on prior rumors). Also, tenant B says ten...

I've rented on 1996 SFH to the same tenant for seven years. She has always paid the rent on time, and I never get complaints from the neighbors, but she has not taken great care of the house. I know she has had adul...

Hi, BPers,

I’m curious about how you handle weed smoking in your STRs. It seems like almost every young guest in my units ends up smoking weed inside the house. They’re getting smarter about it too—trying to clean ...

Howdy BP!I have a huge dilemma I could use you help with. My question is this: How can I get rid of this tenant? Over the weekend I had an inspection done on a property (duplex) I have under contract in Colorado Sprin...

Hi everybody. My name is Melinda Fulmer and I write about property issues for MSN and the Fiscal Times. I'm working on a story about marijuana grow houses and the foreclosure problem.

Has anyone here rented out one o...