I'm a newbie investor, with one SFH that I'm currently in the process of renting out. I've seen on BP and in a couple of books that some experts present themselves to tenants as the property manager, not the landlord....

Looking at this now, I should have posted this a while ago... Two months ago a situation came up for one of my rentals. Two of my tenants were arrested, sent to jail, and will not be returning anytime soon. The one te...

Hi BP,I have a rental where 4 young women (mid-20's) are renting out my 4-bedroom home in an A/B suburban neighborhood. Several weeks ago, a tenant's vehicle, a BMW, was stolen overnight, and at the same time a neighb...

I’m evaluating my first deal and staying local (Washington DC) means high prices and low rents.  I would tie up most most of my initial investment cash in a property that barely generates cash flow from what I see her...

I hear stories all the time about tenants going on vacation, turning the heat down, and coming back to burst pipes, which seems to typically end up being the landlord's problem. Is this actually as common as it seems?...

Hey BiggerPockets, I recently received a call from a recipient of my direct mail campaign about an off market property and have put myself in position to make an offer. I asked him the lowest price he is willing to ta...

I know someone thinking of investing in Tennessee. Their daughter will be going to college there in a few years and they're thinking of buying a house to rent and hold. Nashville, Cleveland, Cattanooga or ? Thoughts? ...

I'm currently pre-approved for up to a 400k loan amount in Arizona. I've been looking at properties and the nicer ones do sell quickly and typically get overbid by others. Although these multifamily properties that I'...

Property is 1,148sqft, 3bed, 2bath, family/living room, kitchen/laundry.Work that i would like to do:- brand new kitchen- 2 brand new baths- all cosmetics brand new- some if not all windows need to be replaced- conver...

I did a post about my first rental purchase here (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/67...) which took place last month. During the time of acquiring the rental property I also came across an opportunity ...