I'm heading out to Kansas City to look at some turn-key rental properties and have never been to the city. Any ideas or advice on areas to avoid? Currently have a duplex under contract located at 3220 Elmwood Ave. and...

Hi BP community,There was a recent ordinance passed in the state of Missouri (specifically the actual city of Kansas City) pertaining to whether or not landlord's can review and deny tenant applications based on sourc...

What is the current law on refusing to rent to prospective tenants who have criminal records?  Thank you in advance.

Came across my BP FB page today http://news10.com/2016/06/03/landlord-shot-killed-...So what do you folks do to combat this sort of thing and protect yourself?Being in Florida I have my concealed weapons permit and ca...

I have two potential tenants currently and am weighing my options. Both report a good income  well over >3x monthly rent, but both have criminal background history and low credit score (upper 500s). How should i we...

I recently read a landlord law book which stressed, although landlord should stay out of domestic/roommates disputes, that if a tenant's life or health was in serious danger from violent/spouse or roommate, landlord m...

Hello all, first time poster and relatively inexperienced single unit landlord. I’m out here in California and I want to make sure everything I do on my screening process is 100% above board in every way. I’m so conce...

I just received a call from one of my tenants saying they found the other tenant dead in his room. Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause (looks like suicide) and will be contacting Next of Kin to notify and come...

I have a client who has a 5+ multi unit apartment building that has become a problem with tenants due to mismanagement and the past two years of covid. Everyone's paying rent but there are some issues with violent beh...

So I'm looking to purchase my 1st rental property. How/what should I use to screen potential tenants? What's the best way to collect rent? Is it normal to get the 1st and last months rent plus security deposit OR just...