- How do you handle your security deposit? Do you use it for fixing the damages during the tenants stay? - When the tenant leaves and demands security deposit back, how do you handle this? - In PA, I can hold for up t...

First, a little about me. My wife and I have had a few really good years with our business so I took the profits and spent the last year building a small portfolio of 21 units in Columbus and Newark, OH. We have quite...

Hi all- looking for opinions on whether or not I should hire out for lawn care and snow removal on my properties or buy a truck and do it myself... let me explain my situation. I currently do not own a truck but would...

Hi all, I had some tenants move in last month to a 3/2 SFR (I just closed on the property a month prior) and I really like them a lot. Good people. Anyways, the first day in, we realized the hot water heater needed re...

Hello and good day! Long time lurker here who’s learned an invaluable amount from the BP community over the past year and a half or so. I remember reading through a really good thread by Tyler Jahnke a while back, a r...

For Renee and I, it's all about the numbers. We truly believe that the goal of investing is to get the most return on our investment dollar. A 100k duplex that rents for $700/unit is simply not as profitable as a 3...

Hey BP,I've read a lot about the pros and cons about buying rentals through seller-financing, and I'm still unclear on why a seller would be interested in selling his property through this method. I'm trying to better...

Looking for some advice on how to turn down tenant requests. I would like to consider myself a "great" landlord. I take care of problems immediately and always think "what if I was living there what would I like to s...

I've owned rental property for over a decade, and have learned some tips and tricks from experience, forums, books, and friends.  I no longer manage my own properties.  I've hired a property management company, and ju...

I just closed on a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom single family home which I bought as a rental. It doesn't have a refrigerator or stove.

My question: Should I buy a used(habitat for humanity store) or brand new fridge and stove?