I've been interested in using my home as a short-term rental (STR) property so last week, after watching this video from James Carlson and Erin Spradlin, I called the Department of Planning and Zoning and spoke to the...

Hello BP!  Been awhile since I posted.  We have been very busy with our 2 duplexes we purchased within a week of each other!  Anyway, our one duplex actually has a 4 car garage (2 2-car garages for each unit) and it a...

Hopefully the real estate agents can answer this question. Can an HOA dictate it's members to do physical labor such as working on landscaping? An email was sent out to all HOA members and stated that they expect all ...

Hello Everyone,Hoping to get some advice.  We just settled on 1/6/15 on 12 townhome complex and inherited 11 tenants (1 vacancy).  One of the tenant is a police with a police dog living with her.  After we settle, the...

a little background info here.. I inherited a 60 unit apartment complex..we had a bunch of problems that have since been fixed, I took over full management responsibilities, am loving my new role and moving forward. W...

Would appreciate if any experienced bird dogs or investors could read this Louisiana law below and tell me if this will affect me being a bird dog/consultant in louisiana? If so are there ways around it lega...

I recently signed a lease with 2 college women. Deposit was made. Move is is not for 2 weeks (April 2013).
Received a call from one of girls father's demanding additional upgrades in kitchen and floor. Daughter has ...

We just got done turning around an apartment vacated by a heavy smoker. We had to wash (to get rid of the tar) and paint the whole apartment and use an ozone machine to help get rid of the smoke smell among other ...

I'm looking into purchasing my first out of state, multi family, rental. I've found some properties where the numbers add up but the neighborhood looks rough. How important is neighborhood rating? 

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I am in the process of purchasing a two-family investment property in Camden County, NJ. The contract was signed a month ago, mortgage approved this week, but the existing tenants won't let anyone inside to pe...