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I am writing on behalf of a friend whose father passed a week ago. He was very introverted and the death revealed that he was a hoarder (of books thankfully not like cats or food) and lived in a very under-car...

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I am under contract on my first home and am planning to house hack! BP has greatly inspired me to start my real estate investment career with this method. If all goes well, I will have a 4 bedroom 2 bath in La...

I'm dealing with a seller who has six properties that he wants to sell. The rub is that all six have tenants. My question is how do you guys handle these situations where you have to honor the existing lease? I don't...

I've been a landlord for 5+ years now and I've never had this kind of response to a listing so I need some suggestions. On Monday I posted a house for rent stating we need 1 more week to finish so I only had a pic...

Do you require that your tenants obtain renters insurance? Why or why not?

Here's today's question. =)  This is in Texas for any specific legal stuff.
Found a house with an out of state owner (IL).  He bought the house and let family members move in while he lived in Texas.  He was relocate...

I live in CA. can a landlord ask for a security deposit after ten years unprovoked? 

First off, this BP thing is pretty wild. Didn't even know things like this exsisted. Figured this space would be a lot more cut throat. Glad to hear everyone (for the most part) is down to help fellow investors.
I ha...

I have a home in Mt Laurel NJ that I am renting out. My tenant asked to break their lease 4 months early due to them buying a new home. I told them I would do it if they pay at least 2 of the remaining months to cover...

Is it critical to have your renter purchase renter's insurance?  What risk is there to the landlord if the renter does not?