One of the things I'm afraid of about buying my first property is not being able to rent it out. Landlords who weren't able to rent a unit out, how did this happen and what have you done differently since then?

I am sure I am going to get a little beat up over this question....but, here it goes. I have a tenant that owes $1,500 in overdue rent. She is making payments to catch up but is not gaining much ground. Ok...I kn...

Besides the promise of the full deposit returned for a well cared for rental, what other incentives do you provide to the tenant to encourage great upkeep of the property? Besides obviously screening great tenants, do...

Hey BP,Just wanted to share my first bump in the road as a landlord and how I handled the situation.  I received this email Friday evening."Finally, we bought a house!! Randomly, we saw a place online Friday afternoon...

Here's an idea.... Can we seek repayment in full from the low income housing program? They are technically responsible for our tenant breaking her lease by approving her for low income housing; effectively "stealing" ...

Hi all,

Just curious can you retire with 10k of month passive income or you can't stop?

I kind of feel restless recently , is like real estate in my blood I just want more. Is scary. I am telling myself to take res...

Hello everyone. I thought I would post my year end numbers for one of my properties. I was negative for the year and wanted to see where I need to make changes. Be honest and hold no punches. I had a couple bad mo...

I am taking a look at a property built in the 1950s today. The property has no central heat or air just window units. The comps clearly show this house is best suited for a rental. I have never dealt with a property ...

my girlfriend of 4 years and I just had our offer accepted and the earnest money has been dropped off.  If everything goes well we will have our first home by Christmas.       We live in Vancouver Washington and neith...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year BP!

I'm new to BP and excited to be a part of such a thriving REI community.

I'm an engineer by education/career and looking to design a better life for myself and my children's, c...