I have been investing in real estate for about 4 years now and now own 12 rental properties. I do a pretty good job of keeping the units full, but obviously we all have some short term vacancies here or there. Well I ...

This is our first rental. I asked the applicants to apply via RentSpree. They are saying they are not happy using a 3rd party system for the application and background check. Because of hacking!?They prefer paper appl...

I wanted to get a feel for what people typically raise rents by every year. Are rents increasing 3% / 10% / 20% ? What does the law say about raising rent? Are rents increasing more in some parts of the country ove...

Hello everyone? I am trying to figure out a good way to account for utilities in my SFH rent by the bedroom house hack. I know other house hackers, student rentals, and transient room landlords deal with this? What is...

We are under contract for an out of state turnkey rental. Trying to gather insurance quotes.What advice could you offer?What should I be looking for? What should I add/leave out?What deductible would be best?Should I ...

Time of Year, Property Manager, or User Error?
The property has been listed for 77 days awaiting for a tenant. My question: Vacant because Time of Year, Property Manager, or User Error?
Listing: 1053 Parksley Ave, B...

I have no evictions yet, but someday I know it will happen. What do you guys do to keep ready for one? How do you prove the tenant isn't paying now and what evidence to you keep to be ready for one. Can anyone walk...

I'm the proud owner of my first 2 family property that I recently closed on this month.  It's fully rented with tenants in both units on month-to-month leases. I sent a termination letter to the upstairs tenant as I w...

Hi everyone,I searched, but couldn't find anything, so am starting this post. I have rentals in decent, middle class neighborhoods, sort of upple middle of the spectrum in the area. My objective is to decrease vacanci...

Hello everyone!I hope you are doing great. I wanted to reach out to the BP community just to quickly introduce myself and tell people the plans I have in mind.My name is Juan Pablo, currently living in New York City b...