The SCARLETT Method
     I’ll start off this essay with a quick disclaimer, I in no way, created the idea of renting out homes by the room. All I did was formulate an acronym and implemented a few practices to keep...

Hey BP community, Ok, heres the story. While my helper was on your standard rental showing appointment, talking with another interested party, a young woman unlocked the window in one of the bedrooms in the back of th...

Hello - this is my first post on this forum and I am hoping for some advice for a newcomer.
In 2016 I purchased my first piece of real estate, a condo in Clearwater, FL for $222k.
In early 2018 I relocated to LA for...

First let me share that the lease on this home states the tenant will be responsible for small repairs less that $50 even if it is due to normal wear and tear. We have a new tenant that has been here for about 6 month...

Hello all!If you manage and maintain your own properties, what spare parts do you stock?What I have in mind are things that might make the house "unlivable", or parts that can be used to at least make the house safe o...

I am closing on my first duplex tomorrow, located in Bedford, Ohio. I am having trouble finding a well-recommended property management company that services this area. My real estate agent has offered to manage the pr...

Hi, guys!It's decision time and we cannot come to a common ground on what to do. one thing that we agree on is to buy something with equity. we are reaching out to you guys for advice. It's gonna be a starter home. Ou...

My daughter is currently residing in my upstairs unit, along with a roommate. The roommate has a scheduled surgery for a dislocated shoulder, I was told the boyfriend pushed the roommate out of a moving vehicle. I tol...

This is my forst flip i went in half with a partner. I was trying to do the minimum to clean it up and sell it. My partner on the other hand would like to do a lot. The house had tile in the kitchen, but there was a 4...

Hello, I just recently moved into the NOVA area and was able to purchase a primary residence using an FHA loan that I am looking to house hack by renting out my basement/spare room. I have money left over that I would...