Does anyone use welcome packets?  Something to leave for a new tenant to welcome them to their new home, maybe let them know what's around them like stores and restaurants?  If so, does anyone have an example they wou...

When I hear someone who says real estate is not for them because they don't want to have to unclog a toilet, I inwardly laugh. Sometimes outwardly. You see these people who wake up at 6am and work until 4 or 5, talk a...

Problem building. In my real estate career I've been pretty lucky so far. I haven't had any "bad" tenants. I've had a few that occasionally paid the rent late a few days or had to do more repair work than "normal wear...

What tips do you have to make your tenant not destroy things or help them able to pay their rent? For instance when I buy a new rental I:

1. Remove anything that is hanging.
2. Take down all curtain rods and replace...

What can a buy&hold guy do to shave an extra $100 off monthly expenses without taking on additional work for himself? Tips I've gathered so far are a combination of the following: challenge property taxes, shop fo...

I couldn't find too much conclusive on the topic here:

I was wondering what kind of blinds you use in your rentals for the windows.
I am supplying and installing the blinds for a few reasons.
So far I have always put...

While I was able to amass a good chunk of real estate over the last crisis and had some great successes from connections and learning on BP, I also had lots of challenges along the way! Not all peaches & cream &am...

When I purchased my first rental property, a single family home here in Charlotte, 2.5 years ago I bought my tenants a bottle of their favorite liquor on their move-in day. Looking back at this now, I get a nice laugh...

I am installing granite in my kitchens. My install guy will charge $75 less if he doesnt have to polish the sink cut for an undermount sink. I am not worried about the $75 right now, but more worried about the long te...

No one quits real estate when things are going great.  Its the challenges we all face along the way that knock people out.  But for those of us who are still standing, I salute you!For me there were many times I have ...