One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine... I carry one in my trunk (With a plunger). Go to the neighbor and offer them $10 cash to run a hose from their outside faucet to your ...

I've been reading through the forums here and I've read a lot of posts about how the tenants should have the money saved up to pay rent in an emergency, and if not they should use a credit card or the money in their r...

Basically, I have tenants that requested a new refrigerator even though the other refrigerator was working it just was older and had some shelves that were broken. My property manager was trying to get a refurbished r...

Hi Everyone,

I have a tenant who is becoming a royal pain in my neck. She does not allow anyone to enter the premises for purposes of making repairs or inspections (required city inspections that is) unless s...

Someone with a pet is interested in renting one of the units in my duplex in Texas City, TX. Is this a big issue or how could we make this work?
A pet deposit maybe, higher rent?

I wanted to get some advice/opinions from with some experienced minds here.I plan on purchasing a new home as a primary residence this year.  The idea would be to then move into a new primary residence, and rent out o...

Hi BPer,I would consider myself a decent landlord, where I would address every issue or concern that my tenants have. Recently, my hot water boiler broke, so this issue negatively affect 2-3 units in the building. Two...

I’ve got nightmare tenants in my rental property. The septic keeps backing up into the basement shower. It took a month of doing multiple repairs to septic, laterals etc to figure out the problem. We started snaggi...

Hello,  I'm nearing retirement age and I'm considering buying a rental property.  Am I insane!  Was it worth it to you financially?  Did you lose money your first year?  I've heard horror stories and success stories. ...

I won’t invest in rental property in my Self-Directed IRA!Yes, I said it! In most cases, it isn’t advantageous to invest in rental property in with my Self-Directed IRA. Since there are a number of prohibited transact...