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Hi - I'm a newbie trying to make the right plan on my recent purchase. First off, let me introduce myself by saying that my partner and I bought our first rental four years ago in Alexandria, VA. I already had a house...
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Hello BP,
First of all, I would like to thank BP for helping me save my money on Marco.
I have checked out most of the programs I see around for RE out today and pretty much all get smashed here on BP. ...
What should I know before renting to low-income before I do it? Is there any guidance I should read? I know it has a lot to do with the screening of tenants before hand. Any advice?
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Hello - i'm trying to decide whether to allow pets or to not allow pets in my STR. I see the benefit of allowing pets is that it allows you to open up your property to a much wider pool of guests and possibly also i...
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We hired Bildwise for a renovation of our 1965 single-family home that included complete electrical rewiring and updating, roof replacement, light kitchen and bathroom remodeling, new flooring, new interior paint, and...
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I received a call from concerned neighbors. This Tenant normally goes for walks every day. Nobody has seen him for three days, his lights are on, and his truck has not moved. I go over for a welfare check and find him...
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I've stayed out of courtrooms for the past five years but it appears I have two that will be going nearly back to back. Had a pair of tenants that I allowed to have a second cat and kept two litter boxes on the carpet...
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I know they say it take little to no money to start wholesaling but my issue I keep running into is everytime I find a good deal they want a 3000 emd deposit and I dont have it starting out. Is the Emd always 3000 and...
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I am with a property management company located in Indianapolis, IN. We manage many different types of homes ranging from $2400/month corporate relocation's to $550/multi-family homes. There was a time, not too long...
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Being a fairly new landlord (3 years) and having just gotten into my first multi-family. I have found myself making concessions for a certain kind of tenant more than any other. I seem to give much more leeway to t...