Andrew Dicks
Question Surrounding Security Deposit
I recently purchased a property in Wisconsin and when I received all the paperwork I did not receive a damage checklist or condition document from the tenants. Now one of the tenants is leaving and left cigarette burn...
Joe C.
tenant says he's afraid that his infant will cut her fingers on brand new radiators.
In 2015, i had radiators installed on the 2nd floor (bottom pic). In 2023, i had them installed on the 1st floor (top pic) at a cost of $1,000. They are from different manufactures. i got a new tenant in on Jan 1, 20...
Brandon Turner
What's Your Best Landlord "Hack" ?
People love "life hacks." A life hack is a simple strategy/process/tool/trick for improving your life in an unconventional way. For example: So... I am writing a post about "Landord Hacks" - it's the little things tha...
Michael G.
Seller wants to know...
So I have a seller who wants to know the answers to all these questions?
1) If you are not going to buy the house with your own cash why am I signing a contract with you?
2) I need to let my attorney review this con...
Sean O'Lone
Should I keep a good tenant or raise the rent to market rent
I have a townhome which I have had a tenant in for about 6 years. She is a retired lady on a fixed income and when she got into the house the rent was $1400. The rents in the area have climbed pretty rapidly over th...
Robert E Bogino
Newbie First deal: bought 2 rentals in one day/3 in one month!
Heres the short version for you who TLDR.I never bought a house before. Bought 2 in one day, 3 in one month. Learned all I needed to know right here on BP. Used all the calculators here on BP to figure out the deals....
Sara Abernethy
CBIZ vs. Proper Insurance
Does anyone endorse CBIZ vs. Proper? The policies seem pretty similar.
Mindy Jensen
What is the WORST thing a tenant has done to your property?
I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...
Cassandra Sifford
Self Managing for a Newbie
Hello BP! I'm finishing up my 1st investment property and am interested in self managing. What lessons can you share that could help me and other newbies? I've already started a journal with my renovation lessons an...
Ciprian L.
Average tenant stay and turnover cost in Indianapolis
Are the majority of tenants from Indy staying in a property for 12 to 18 months, destroying the property and then moving to the next remodeled property? Or is it just my luck? One of my tenants left on December 31, af...