In my experience managing apartment communities, we have charged renters a pet fee (nonrefundable) at move in AND a monthly pet rent. I'm renting my SFH for the first time and am unsure how to charge the future renter...

Aloha! I am looking for investment opportunities in Salt Lake City or Park City UT.  I currently live in Hawaii where I own a multifamily property that I live on, 3 houses that help me pay the mortgage and I have a si...

We all know that it is hard to find a great multi-family deal in today's market.  It's better to "make one".  We have bought multiple small apartments 10-20 units, that have had upside potential with room to increase ...

Yesterday I had an epiphany! The CORONA/ WUHAN/ COVID-19 (Virus) is exaggerated! There’s too many things at stake right now and it all SMELLS FISHY! Besides crucial elections, international economic wars, and propp...

Young (20ish) couple presented as working 'wife' making 3x the 2-bedroom rent monthly, and non-working ucla grad student 'husband', recently relocated from midwest, and with no children. Employment checked out so I ac...

Hi everyone. I live in a 60 year old building in Miami that is in terrible shape due to mismanagement. As a result of this, the entire building is infested with mold. Including my unit. I know this because I had it te...

So was reading this little known book, "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by this no name hack Brandon Turner... ;) And noticed in Chapter 4 it mentioned that military history is part of Washington's Fair Housin...

Hi there. I purchased my first short-term rental two months ago and I put about $25k into renovations into it. I've never had a CPA before, but recently I've talked to two different CPA's about tax preparation for 202...

Hello BP community, we have done a couple of 1031 exchanges into apartment buildings. Next year, we would like to sell one of our smaller properties (a 4-plex) and do a 1031 exchange to defer capital gains taxes. As e...

Question:Do you use a smart lock to monitor access to shared spaces or utility areas of the property to avoid persistent use but allow access by tenants?Background:I am in Chelsea, MA and in the process of moving into...