This time of the year is when I start thinking about annual benefits enrollment and health insurance options.  One of the more advantageous tax planning and personal finance strategies is to enroll in a high deductibl...

I have a home that I'm looking to add a bathroom addition. The city noticed an issue with my property boundary line - it runs partially through the northeast corner of my house and into where I'm planning to build my ...

I love self storage. Love the hunt.  Although we are self service, we still touch the human race.Driving home tonight.  Got a call from the Sheriffs office.  Wasn’t at my house.  They were dropping off a witness subpo...

I have run into a tenant that had decided to take a very legalistic approach with me following a request for access to the property.  A few days later I followed with a proper notice of intent to inspect the property....

I have a load bearing wall between a living room and a kitchen that I'd like to open.  I want to put a large window type opening that might be as big as 8 ft x 4ft high. is there a rule of thumb or website where I can...

Looking at potential new tenants for a recently vacant unit.  One prospective new tenant has a service dog, that I believe is a dangerous breed, or a mix with a dangerous breed (pitbull).  I do not allow dangerous bre...

As we plan for financial independence, and calculating our target financial goal, one big (unkown) piece of the puzzle is health insurance costs. Any advice on coverage costs/options? Podcasts rarely ask this question...

Hello, people smarter than me!
I noticed last time I renewed my tenants' leases (MA) that there's a new clause in the BP-provided form about cannabis usage, with some really draconian-sounding restrictions on it (te...

Hey BP community! I recently discovered a tenant of mine has their medical card and has been smoking in one of my units. I use the lease supplied with The Book on Managing Rental Properties By Brandon Turner. Here is ...

I have a friend who bought a property in a small town in Eastern Washington. It is an existing home which has been connected to city water and sewer since it was built about 25 years ago. His existing sewer lateral ap...