Hey BP,So like the title says, I screwed up!Okay, story time.I rented my place to three tenants that met each other online. I did a background and credit check on all of them and it looked good.I requested a cashier's...

Greetings everyone! My name is Craig Shrimpton and I'm from the Greenfield MA area (Hawley). Lately I've been looking to diversify into real estate and have been investigating landlording and flipping. I think my pers...

Hi- I have a townhome in CT. I had given it on rent in March 2014. My tenant paid first month rent and one month security by check (not on her name), which bounced. After multiple follow ups she deposited one month re...

I plan to buy a rental property in a different state than where I currently live. This would be my first home and I don't own any homes and currently renting out the place I live in.I am thinking of getting a Primary ...

Hello,I purchased a single family home last November, and one of the tenants(two tenants are paying rents divided half) has been late paying his portion ever since we took the ownership.He was late few days but paid i...

The company increased the rent and never notified me. I would not have increased it as I want it occupied I only found out today when I spoke with the renters about the property management company. I never received ...

Hey everybody! New to the website and new to REI. I currently live in Lexington, KY and have been in sales for the last 17 yrs mostly in the pharmaceutical industry. That industry continues to evolve (not necess...

Hello fellow BP members. I am new the site but have been reading it for awhile now. I am from the seattle WA area and work construction. Trying to get started on long term hold properties and feel a good way to get st...

I am getting ready to rent out my first house (it's my dad's house, he's in a dementia facility now). One basic question that I have: what, exactly happens with the utility bills once a renter moves in; do I change t...

I'm a property manager and I want to take my service to an elite level.  Tell me why your property manager sucks.
Bonus, if you were my client, how I could serve you better?  What do you want out of a property manager?