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Just read a thread where a landlord said that his instruction to his tenant screening company was to automatically disqualify anyone with a felony.
HUD has this guideline in public housing. In some cases it...
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Pros and cons of renting to people you know? We have some interest from a few acquaintance/friends about our rental. We’re building a business and this is our first owner occupied duplex. What are some tips to keep th...
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First and foremost, I hope everyone who was in the path of Hurricane Harvey is safe. My brother is currently buckled down and waiting out the storm in downtown Houston.
Once the storm (or any other natural disaster)...
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Just checked the total US money in circulation M2, increased from 15.5 trillion end of 2019 to about 18.4 trillion, roughly 20% in the first 5 month of 2020. Theoretically and historically, M2 is directly correlated w...
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Hi BP community, Please keep reading through this intro to get to the guts of my question.I have decide that I am going to purchase my first multi family property. I purchased my first home in 2012 and held for 8 year...
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Hey guys - We just put out another guide in a long line of epic content . . .How to Evict a Tenant: The Definitive Step by Step GuideThis is about as comprehensive as it gets. If you are a landlord or are thinking ab...
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On 5/3/2023 the City of Kansas City, MO announced that Short-Term Rentals will be completely banned in ALL residential zoning! I had not taken it seriously until I read a couple of articles outlining their plans. Mo...
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https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/201...here is the truth !! capitalism at work supply demand at work.. Bubble NOT..
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Good morning, BPers. Hope your weekend is going better than mine. As you can see by the subject line, tenants at one of my rental properties have decided to increase their income by renting out rooms at the house th...
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I’m 20, and I just dropped out of college to pursue RE full time. It’s not that I was bad at school- I had a 3.1 GPA heading into my junior year, but I just decided that since I have clarity on what I want in life, th...