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SCOTTSDALE (3TV/CBS 5) - Before they were evicted, the tenants at a three-bedroom home in Scottsdale trashed the place....

I own a 5 unit apartment building. It really is a very old house (I would guess built in the 1920's) that was converted into apartments sometime in the 80's.  This property has a huge hassle factor and is a headache.T...

Landlords and Property Managers should stop inspecting occupied rentals.For residents, an inspection feels like a prison shakedown without the cavity search.For owners, negative goodwill with the residents and some ph...

Not sure if everyone has heard of RedBox but it is a movie rental machine that you slide your credit card to dispense a DVD that you select. No contracts, no late fees, just $1 a night. If you run home, watch it and r...

Hello all, I already posted a detail analysis using the rental calculator. The link is:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/184998-help-newbie-analyze-this-propertyToday I went to go view the property, here ...

Hey there BP community! I have a question. For those who invest in the Midwest and there’s snow for so many months of the year. How do you deal with the snow if you wanna do brrr? How you deal with rehabs? Does that a...

I rent out an 1100 sq ft single family home which sustained significant water damage to the kitchen in November from leaky plumbing. Mitigation is complete and reconstruction--whole house flooring (because of open pla...

Normally when doing a rehab I cut out all phone jacks and remove all phone wires in the house. Some are always bit busted, and I've never had a tenant want a home phone. This house has an overhead wire crossing my nei...

I am looking to create a routine maintenance schedule for my single family house rental.  I know that I need to change the air filters, inspect the batteries on CO/smoke detectors, inspect the properties every 3 month...

Hey guys!
We are considering a purchase of an out of state property, and the inspector notified us of vermin activity in the attic and atop the air coil/furnace cabinet. This is freaking me out. Apart from being disgu...