I have an old '98 Ford Escort that's just getting to the point that everything's going any time now. I could drop a bunch of money into that whole and watch it fly away, or get a new car. I decided on getting a new ca...

Monday was a rain day for my tenants.  They couldn't work.  Guy #1 called me and asked if there was any work he could do.  I gave him a chainsaw and told him to clear out all the overgrown trees around a STR.  Found o...

Hi All, I have been an accidental landlord for about a year. I ended up moving to another state and couldn't sell in time. The house is location in Oak Brook, IL.In the end I went ahead and leased out the property. An...

Finally going through my first eviction. The last thing I want to do is evict someone. I have an inherited tenant that no matter how much I try to get them in-line, they just won't get it together. I strongly suspect ...

Hi. I purchased a rental property earlier this year (my first rental purchase) with inherited tenants. The lady who pays the rent wants her boyfriend out. She called the police and they can’t make him leave because th...

I inherited tenants 6 months ago, and finally the lease ended and they are out.

Along the way, the tenants refused to pay an extra fee for a pet they were keeping, didn't pay the last month rent, left a hole in the d...

To save afew bucks

Found stove,fridge,microwave cheap with bonus baby roaches"sweet"

Memo to self: buy new or look the stuff over

One tenant is going to get the rest of my money to me no later th...

I would very much like to hear from BPers who have had lengthy, crazy contracting (by this I mean putting it under contract, nor rehabbing lol) and closing proceses on their properties.I'm currently "in the middle" of...

We were waiting to buy a short sale. The bank finally approved the price but requires 30 days to close the deal before going to foreclosure, which will be before the Christmas. However, the list agent states that the ...

I was recently contacted by a pre-foreclosure property owner who is very motivated to sell, in his email he stated "i want noting to do with this property i want out as soon as possible" problem is he owes the bank wa...