I'm about to close on my first rental property and I'm finalizing getting all of my systems in place. I'll be using Zillow's property manager tool to list my home, create a lease, and possibly receive payments (I may ...

Hello BP! I'm finishing up my 1st investment property and am interested in self managing. What lessons can you share that could help me and other newbies? I've already started a journal with my renovation lessons an...

Title says it all. Curious to hear what the lessons you all learned after your first year of landlording.

We FINALLY listed both of our houses for rent and received an insane amount of interest.  I have responded to more than 40 e-mails.  Due to the interest, we decided to hold an open house for each of the properties.  T...

Hello -

Over the past year, I've acquired two 2-family properties in the NY Hudson Valley area. They were both cash purchases that required some renovation work to get them up to good quality standards, mu...

I am blessed to be bored, living life as a landlord. Business is grand when everything’s slow, that’s the time to be saving my dough. No shortage of stunning problems to face, still way better than running the rat-r...

Hi everyone, I purchased my firs time duplex last year in what I'd call a B- to C+ area of the Columbus, OH market. I've had at least 100 inquiries, but it's been difficult to find anyone that isn't a smoker, and has ...

Hi Everyone!We are finally finishing our turnover - what a nightmare! It cost me a fortune, aside from not having rent for two months (they didn't pay April, and we had to evict)Here is my current issue: we are listed...

My wife and I have fixed up a foreclosure home to rent. Higher end finishes, at a moderate price, to attract the best renters. We posted to craigslist, at 9pm. By 4:30 am, we had 10 responses. OK, it's craigslist, so ...

As of 1pm today I had 7 showings for the property I had listed, 6 hours later I had 5 cancellations, a no show and 1 person almost a half hour late. I have a couple ideas as to why this may have been, but wanted to th...