I've been a landlord for a little over 2 years now.  Had to charge my first late fee today.  I want to make sure I got it right, since the lease agreement I used for this tenant was a standard form and it's not exactl...

As many of you are well aware, I am no fan of RTO or LTO as I believe there are serious legal issues at both state and federal levels involving the concept of both of these being a form of a disguised credit transacti...

This subject has been poked around in several posts on BP and I am interested to know what others' opinions about it are. For the purpose of this thread "seller financing" is defined as follows:

1. The seller has a...

Anyone have any luck with Abandoned properties?

Typically it is a very easy process finding the onwers of the properties but will they sell and will they sell for what you have in mind? I would like to hear some feed...

I have recently seen multiple post by people saying their CPA has advised them against putting their investment property in an LLC and to own them personally.Am I missing something because this seems crazy to me?  I c...

Hello, I am a relatively new landlord and would appreciate the input of more experienced landlords. I just finished renovating a very nice 1950s house in Charleston, SC and am interviewing tenants. I love the house a...

Hello! I'm looking for a few quotes for a future issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine. Do you want to be featured in our next edition? If so, please answer the following question and I may use your name, city, and s...

obama received an award as man of the year from the newspapers guild over the weekend. No press was evidently allowed to attend(so much for transparency). Now today, a bill was introduced to allow the failing entities...

Hello everyone, I'm looking into buying my first property. Currently I have 25k in cash (with 2k added each month from my 9-5 job) and was looking to buy in the east (Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Detroit areas), because o...