Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it.  We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...

Good morning, I hope you had a wonderful weekend!Below is the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association State of the Market Infographic for March 2023, compared to March 2022 (two screen shots below including State of the...

Everyone says that Chicago has laws that greatly favor the tenant over the landlord. I'm not getting good comparative search results so maybe someone with more Google-fu could provide some better search queries. I'm c...

We have a unit rented to 2 tenants but they want to bring in another tenant to live there. Assuming we’re cool with this new person, what does the paperwork look like?

The existing lease was made by us prior to the n...

I'm a landlord for the first time.  I just paid for my first tenant/credit/background history check and I was disappointed to find out that I can't see the credit check.  I can only receive a pass or fail for the pros...

Hi, I am a new landlord.
Sorry if this has been asked. If a applicant is asking if we take section 8, what can I say legally?
My property is not approved for section 8 and I am not intended to apply for section 8 an...

What do you do if you bought a property with a tenant and their lease expires before they renew with the new owner?

Hello BP,I have a rental property with student renters. The lease is signed by all 3 of them and they split the monthly lease. The lease is a collective lease and not individual lease. One student informed me yesterda...

I just bought a single family to house hack using fha in Lancaster City, PA area and I'm looking for roommates. What are your screening tips and any other advice you might have for me? How do I know how much to charge...

Hello BiggerPockets community,
I've been exploring the idea of investing in a Section 8 rental property in one of the Tier A-1 Full Coverage zip codes listed on the payment standards for my city. Most discussions on ...