Bought this property a few months back. Got it at a good price in a B area, Parma OH and put some additional capital to fix it up. Just general updating and making it more homey. (I still ask myself why though, tenant...

A quick little background about myself. I recently turned 20 years old and gave up baseball about six months ago to work full time while going to school full time. I am a math major so numbers have always been my stre...

I have been analyzing some deals in my area and have come across one that is of interest to me. This will be a college rental that is only 3 blocks off campus which is prime location for a college rental. 4 bed 1 bath...

I wanted to know what are some of the things you guys do to a property before your tenant's move in?

I'm looking for way to make the property as low maintenance as possible.
Here are some of the things I've picked u...

Our very own Scott Trench has written an amazing book called Set For Life: Dominate Life, Money and the American Dream . On this episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, he talks about his book, how to get ahead in life,...

Hello....I wanted to get people's opinions on how much is normal for a property management company to charge? Currently the management company for my 13 unit apartment complex is charging 10% of all rent collected as ...

I have a question regarding late/NSF fees. I attempted to pay my rent online this month since I wasn't able to get a money order in time to pay the rent. I used their payment portal which only allows transactions dire...

As I am trying to figure out my real estate niche, I keep coming back to the discussion of whether I should rent to (or target) college students or families.  To help me decide I was hoping to list the pros/ cons of e...

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...