Wanting to join a landlord association to get the most current laws, forms, news etc. for the Seattle area. Rental Housing Association of Washington looks better online but costs twice as much as Washington Landlord A...

Hello everyone,My wife and I are newbie landlord's, hoping to increase our buy/hold/rent portfolio by one house/year over the next few years. We lucked out with a perfect tenant already in place in our first duplex. N...

I am using a pretty standard rental application form (Nolo) which asks for SSN. I was wondering if I should still have prospective tenants fill this out if I plan to use tenant initiated screening services such as...

I am covering utilities for the 1st floor and garden unit (for a 3-unit MFH rental)
Any recommendations for a programmable thermostat where I can lock appropriate temperature ranges? (to prevent excess costs) We don’...

This may be a dumb question, but im new to BP and having difficulty finding my way through the hundreds of thousands of posts. Is there a way to Search all the forums for just those that deal with certain topics? (IE:...

Hi All!I wanted to write because o have some questions on a current tenant situation that we have. First, let me preface by saying we have had very good luck (screening) with tenants and this has been our first real p...

Long Distance Self Managers! I live 2 hours each way from the property. I rarely drive down there but when it comes time for a new tenant I want to meet them and be involved. (This is a new purchase closing next week)...

I'd like to start by introducing myself from Nashville TN. I'm new to the REI world and to BP. I have been exploring the site for a few weeks and it has quickly become my new daily reading and mentor. So thank you all...

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I have some rental properties and I'm getting 5-6 calls a day soliciting me for an off-market deal to buy my property. It's incredibly annoying and disruptive and I just want it to stop. Can anyone give me tips o...

Greetings.  I have a single family home that I want to rent.  Using a PM to manage the property isnt preferred (because I'll only break even, literally).  My plan was to just use a PM to find a tenant (and they'll tak...