Joyce Jackson
My tenants have infested my home w Roaches! What now
We rented our home out to a family on Section 8. It was our first rental and we made errors did not do our due diligence. We discovered several violations against their lease agreement early on but faced the challenge...
Jeff Terry
Am I wrong? Am I expecting too much from my real estate agent?
My wife and I are planning on relocating to East Tennessee to live and invest. We don't know much about the region other than what our research churns up (numbers, market forecasts, Google Earth views) and we really n...
Marjorie D.
What happens when you're not in a 30K market but a 400-600K market?
I've decided to take the plunge into real estate investing. I'm reading all these great articles on BP (thank you for providing this amazing and extremely useful resource!!) and also have a stack of books on house fli...
Derek Bonanni
Can you deny tenant that has already signed the lease?
Hi All,I have a future tenant that signed a lease and has given a security deposit already. I just received a call though from one of their references telling me to not let them move in and that they were in his pres...
Manley Woods
Purchasing Older Properties
I’m looking to purchase some rental property in the Saint Louis, MO area but the majority of the properties in my price range are older (built in 1910’s to 1930’s). Has anyone had any positive or negative experiences ...
Pedro Padierna
I'm having trouble finding a tenant for my rental
Dear BP community, I recently bought and rehabbed my first rental, we left it in great shape and its ready to rent. The property is in a nice neighborhood and a good school district. But unfortunately, we are struggli...
Todd Powell
Portland, Oregon annouces FREE rent; no evictions due to Virus!
My properties are south of Portland, Or but today they announced that tenants cannot be evicted if they fail to pay rent in Multnomah County. Further, they are asking the Oregon Legislature to step in and mandate this...
Laura Guy
For those that "haven't been affected by eviction moratorium"
For those of you who say the eviction moratorium doesn’t/hasn’t affected you. I’m here to tell you it does. If you own rental property, but “haven’t had any issues”, 12% of mom and pop housing providers- your colleagu...
Alan Zee
What is going on with this market?
I am not sure what to make of this real estate market in 2019. The prices are out of control for lousy multi families. These properties don’t cash flow unless you buy with 50% deposit. With 30% down, you’re just break...
Taylor Stamm
Using Rooftop Solar Panel Systems to Increase Cash Flow
Hello BP, has anyone had any experience installing rooftop solar panel systems to their rentals and charging tenants for the energy usage in order to increase cash flow? How did this work out for you? If you have not ...