I'm purchasing my first apartment complex and many of the exisiting residents have tin foil in the windows.  Is there a good way to get them to take it down? Has anyone on here dealt with this before? Any thoughts? 

So, this goes back to my first experience of being a landlord. A woman (who ironically was a realtor), was renting my apartment. I allowed her to have a pet, as it was a tiny chihuahua. I was suspecting that she was n...

I have a potential deal in Western Mass. that I may partner with a local investor on. I am in California so I know nothing about the market out there. I am looking for an outsider's input to confirm the information...

They’re well written, seem to be well researched, and always timely.  But, here’s why I’m skeptical of opinion articles
1. The writer is predicting the future, based on current information.  Seems like we’ve been wro...

I am planning to purchase properties to hold and rent. I am also planning to manage these properties with a separate property management entity. Is it best to try to prevent the tenants from knowing the name, address,...

What kind of language and fees would you include in a lease regarding pets? I did not intend to allow pets. However, one applicant has a black lab, which I have also owned and had good luck with, and she seems like a ...

Hello,

I'm Ben Howard, live in Somerville near Boston, MA. I've owned a multi-family in Somerville for five years. I recently considered the possibility that I might not really know what I'm doing. Upon do...

I'm bad at hiring contractors.

I'm working on fixing that.

Often I tell myself "I could save X number of dollars by doing work myself".

My dayjob translates into about 40/hr, so I figure if I hire...

My parents purchased some farmland in Blakely Georgia 10 years ago, with the intention to eventually retire and live there. I have been pestering them to do something with it to generate income. They were leasing 8...

Hello BP,

I've read many many many articles that bird dogging w/o a license is illegal. Yeah... BUT investors still utilize bird dogging services.

So, how does an investor LEGALLY pay a bird dog? Too many articles...