How do you determine what normal wear and tear is when giving a tenant their deposit back?  I always have my properties cleaned and if needed, painted before a new tenant moves in. When they move out, the walls are al...

Hey BP,
We're not in the Nashville area right now, but interested in at least one STR property in East Nashville. I've read that Nashville can be a tough nut to crack. Can anyone share their experience?
Thanks!Steve

All:I have a large college student rental property business (~150 students that rent from me) and have been buying houses/apartments and renting to college students for 12 years.Despite all the nightmares you've heard...

When you rent out a place how much do you require your security deposit to be? 1 month's rent, $1,000, $500 etc? What about requiring last month's rent and first month's rent? I was thinking of asking for security dep...

First off, thank you to this forum. Through advice given to others and lessons learned, y'all have helped me build a fairly solid list of rules/regulations for my future 4-plex. The issue today is I'm worried about sc...

Hello everyone, I ran into a unusual problem and want some advice. The property in question is in MA. The tenant in question is on a month-to-month lease.One of my tenants had an episode couple of weeks ago during whi...

What's everyone's favorite tool or app to use as an AirBnB Host? This is for a 600ft 1 bedroom in the South Bay of Los Angeles so defnitely dont need anything too commercial. 
Thinking of using hospitable for auto-co...

OK, so we bought our first property in May.  A 1930s or so craftsman house.  It has character and hardwood floors throughout.  We paid $77K, 25% down.  We ended up with about $27K in rehab.  The place looks great.  Ne...

I want to keep a close eye on my properties, but at the same time, I don't want to annoy my tenants. I'd like to develop a standard checklist that I use quarterly or biannually at each property, but I'm not quite sure...

Hello everybody, Like the title states, they were good tenants that gave me more than a 30 day written notice. I was able to rent out their old unit without have a vacancy period. Now, would you guys return their depo...