I'm only a couple weeks into researching real estate. Well, I actually own a home and rent it, but that is besides the point. I'm just trying recover an unwise past investment. Hopefully my current refinancing goes th...

This may be a question for people specifically in Washington. One of our tenants was on a 2 year lease option with us but decided to back out before the 2 years was up. The tenant is claiming since he installed 2 new ...

On the Bigger Pockets Podcast Show 29, I spoke about very low-priced houses that I'm buying in Milwaukee. In the show, Josh made the comment, "my neighbor just built a garage for $25,000" Other people have commen...

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I am 1st time landlord and chose to manage my home personally. We had signed a lease agreement with our renter which included deep cleaning of the home before they moved in. However the cleaner I hired did not do...

Hello BP Community! I'm writing this post to begin chronicling the learning experiences we've had so far in the purchase, renovation, refinance, and renting out of a multi-family property in the city of St. Louis. I'm...

I purchased a fixer duplex with tenants who pay $695/mo ea.  Market is $1300/mo. in that Portland neighborhood. Their rent hasn't been raised since they moved in in 2012, and the units are in varying states of disrepa...

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The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...

Hi,I have an older HVAC unit , I think it has reached almost its end of life, I recently spent over $1500 to service and repair it. I have a new tenant that runs the AC like there is no tomorrow 24x7 without any break...

Hello! We are looking at properties that already have tenants. I am wondering how that process works (lease, rules etc. that are already in place from previous owner). Do we write a new lease and have them sign? Do we...