Hi. I live in California, and I recently purchased a rental property in Florida. As far as I understand, Florida law requires to hold a security deposit and advance rent on separate accounts in a "Florida banking inst...

I am from Central Illinois and have been reading a ton of blogs about self storage success. It’s something I would be interested in trying out, but my question is: how do you determine whether or not a market is too s...

Hello BP - will keep this brief but feel free to ask questions if you need clarification.I live in Chicago and bought a duplex in St. Louis last year.  That has been performing decently, and I wanted to move more fund...

I recently had to go to court and get an eviction judgement against my tenant, who has otherwise been great. This was all documented here:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/98182-my-first-evictio...

Does anyone knows of any program out there that helps Section 8 prospects pay for security deposit?Section 8 prospect asking, thought it was a decent question and if there's such programs, might be something that can ...

Due to the recent stay-at-home order from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, many businesses face uncertainty. Luckily, real estate transactions in the State will continue thanks to several policies led by title compan...

Hey everybody got a quick question. We’ve got an applicant for one of our rentals that is undocumented. Anybody have any suggestions on how to run a background check if someone does not have a Social Security number??? 

Hello,My brothers and I are getting started in the Residential Redevelopment market. We are looking for advise on financing, securing investors, and how to properly protect investors so that we can grow and continue t...

WA state requires the security deposit account separate from your other bank accounts. As a new rental property owner, I'll create a new account for security deposit. Wondering though if I can use the same account to ...

I work for a property management company in Chicago and wanted to share some info I just learned.  In addition to regular security features like motion sensor flood lights, security door & window coverings and cam...