Whether any of us like it or not, we're all sales people. I know that for some, that's a bit of a hard pill to swallow. Sales has gotten a bad rap over the years, mainly because of that particular kind of sales pers...

Hello BP,We are under contract on a 4 unit property and the seller seems to be dragging his feet on everything.  He had 3 properties in this market for sale, one has already sold and the other is still on the market. ...

After my father's passing in 2010, i hired a property management company to operate my dad's rentals as I have no landlord experience and live two hours away.  Spring of last year I instructed company NOT to renew lea...

Hi All, I'm putting my townhouse up for rental. I'm open to allowing pets. Is it generally a good idea to have restrictions on certain dog breeds? How does that play out with landlord insurance policies? The HOA itsel...

I know there are different views on whether you should give Christmas presents to tenants. I find it is a useful practice; it shows tenants that you value them, and I get to go around and visit all of the tenants i...

First-time renting my home. We have two possible applicants. Help me think through the pros and cons to determine whom I should rent to:
Candidate 1: Single recently divorced person with a 65 lbs pitbull. Getting $45...

A tenant that I’ve had for about 5 years emailed me tonight with a ESA letter from a mail order website. Doctor is in Texas but say’s is certified in NY. It’s literally the first website that comes up when you google ...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $80,000

Cash invested: $18,000

This was my 3rd investment property, 9 blocks away from the University of Southern M...

I am buying a duplex that is currently rented out with 1 year leases on both sides. The leases are up in November. The one caveat is that the one tenant has a fairly large pitbull. Was wondering what my options might ...

Hey,I need help, I've been trying to purchase this property for almost a month, and now that we're set to close the seller does not want to sell anymore. We signed our contracts about a month ago, this week after the ...