I am buying a new property and plan to rent the first one. Wondering if I should utilize a property management company or rent myself. Pros and cons of each one. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Here in Arizona, we had four members of a family killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty heater in a cabin near Flagstaff. Do you provide CO detectors for your rentals?Family of 4 found dead in cabin from po...

On my recent property statement, I've noticed a charge I think looks ridiculous. I'm wondering how experienced property owners who work with PM's would handle this matter.

I acquired and rehabbed my first property i...

Hi BP friends!  I have a property under contract and have found out one of the tenants is section 8. I'm still a relatively new investor and have not yet considered the program, so I don't know much about it.  I'm in ...

"I also need to let you know that the garbage disposal is leaking & some how there are bed bugs in my son's room mostly on my grandson's bed."Got this nice xmas note from my tenant.Never had to deal with bed bugs,...

I am looking at a 4 unit building that is severely hampered by low rents for the area, which is an indication the seller has not raised rents in many years.  Each 2 bed / 1 bath unit has air conditioning and is a bloc...

I have a problem with tenants not telling me of things that may be wrong and by the time I find out it's become a major issue.

Things like a roof leak that finally makes the sheetrock come down.

I ...

Hi BP! I wanted to share my rookie mistake. We have purchased two SFH with inherited tenants. The first was in February and the second this past month. While we were closing on the second rental, we did a new lease fo...