What are your favorite add ons to add to your lease? Do you have an addendum to your standard residential lease? Examples:  Smoking is prohibited in the unit. LANDLORD permits the use of parking space #XXXX t...

For those that saw my first BP post yesterday asking if you would allow chickens, and if so, what you would charge for a deposit...I met said applicant today. When I informed her that there would be strict guidelines ...

Everyone is asking how to get into RE.  I want to know - how to get out?  It was fun while it lasted, but I'm kinda done...Any ideas?I've had oil on my mind lately, and Serge is no freaking help.  Should I maybe buy s...

Are bad news, according to nearly every experienced landlord I've seen chime in on these types of threads. However, it seems that many newbie investors (some with even less than my three years experience) like to chim...

My wife and I are contemplating an early retirement.  Very early.  We have saved well and have some money, but not enough to live on the 4% the mainstream retirement people say we need.My question is this:  Hypothetic...

Over the past few years as I travel the country, I hear more and more people saying that their municipalities are now requiring Landlords to let the city into their rental properties. On top of that, the Landlor...

He seems to know his stuff, has worked on boats all his life, was able to lay out for me in detail a couple options to redo my kitchen and bath cabinets for $12/hr and he'd use me or someone for grunt work. He lives o...