I believe that my tenant is smoking pot in the house. I am renting my townhouse in Aurora, IL. I have a no smoking clause in the lease and because we're in Aurora the city forces the tenant and landlord to sign a Crim...

Hello everyone!First of all I have to say I am so glad I found this site. It has been a great tool in my education on REI. I am still in that process of getting the basics in terms of education. I have read a couple o...

I bought my 1st deal (single fam home) in 05 and it's now paid off free and clear...however, i only did one flip since then and decided i'd throw my money away buying a furniture store right before the housing bust in...

I have an older single friend who went out of town to visit family for a few months, and while she was gone she had a brain tumor diagnosed and has been told she has maybe 2 years to live. She isn't planning to come h...

Hello Charlotte BPs,I am new to investing and upgrading properties. I recently acquired a class B single family property it came with tenants. They will move out in mid April. It's okay condition for me to live there,...

On episode 442, Bryce Stewart discussed how anyone hiring a non insured worker (ex: shoveling a driveway, handyman work, etc) should have them sign a workers comp waiver form in the unfortunate event that they get inj...

Hey BiggerPockets!Hoping to get some advise on how to draw more interest into my STR near Deep Creek MD.  The house is 5 minutes from the lake and last year we had around bookings for around 60% of the year.  This yea...

I have been pursuing multiple strategies for flipping houses and being able to pursue my goal of restoring neighborhoods. Along this line of thinking my investors and I have been considering builder financed projects....

What are peoples thoughts on this language (proposed by Renter)[Renter says ] The only remaining wording change I’d suggest is to make clearer that I’ll have rental insurance for all the things that this covers, and y...

Hello - i'm trying to decide whether to allow pets or to not allow pets in my STR.   I see the benefit of allowing pets is that it allows you to open up your property to a much wider pool of guests and possibly also i...