My wife and I are just getting started on this real estate investment journey. I've worked in the automotive repair business for many years and am looking to move into something else. To that end, I've begin taking my...

Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...

I purchased a duplex and inherited my tenants. I recently raised rents and the tenants were fine with the increase. One of them signed a one-year lease, but the other side does not want to commit to a year because she...

My tenants who just moved out did quite a bit of damage to the property. I repaired everything that was damaged and sent them the letter listing all the damages and costs to repair and telling them they owed me an add...

So my question is, when do I stop charging my tenant a daily late fee charge if he has already paid most of rent but maybe still owes $100 for that month?  I have a renter who usually is about a week or two late with ...

Hi....everyone, with the increase of gas prices, and the uncetainty of would be homebuyers, is there anyone out there charging retainer fees that can / will be refunded once a home is purchased? There are a few of m...

I am setting up here to purchase my first investment property in Texas!  My wife and I have built up a nice bit our first property and are trying to decide what market we want to invest in.  We have been looking at Sa...

I live in a rent controlled apartment, and my landlord charges a "furnished" fee of about 20% over the rent control "limit." Is this legal?

I was well aware of it when I signed the lease, and it was still an amazing...

Is it typical for a buyers agent to charge a $500 compliance fee?   Any feedback would be much appreciated!

We just started renting our property manager - most rentals he gets from Airbnb - my only concern is every month he comes with various expenses - pillows, fixing sprlinkers , animal control, additional cleaning, a/c f...