Help for my sister: She has a 5 bedroom home with two bedrooms and a full bath in the basement that is fully furnished. She would like to rent out one of the basement rooms but does not know where to start. Does anyon...

I have a great tenant that wants to install an above ground pool at the house he rents from me, located in NY. Says he will pay for all the expenses, etc. Just wondering what my liability would be, god forbid somethin...

I have a rental property with a fenced-in backyard. There is a dead tree (fairly massive size) right on the neighbor's side of the fence that is leaning toward my property. The tree is definitely dead and it will...

So I have a rental property that I am paying a management company to maintain and rent out.  It is currently vacant but on the market to be rented out.  The property management company just informed me they had to pul...

A few months ago my tenant e-mailed me and said "We've had 3 bats in the house in the past 2 weeks and this morning one was in our bed when we woke up." The went on to say that they got their rabies shots.5 days late...

From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...

We will be renting our 1st SFR in central Texas. I am a little anxious as in where we could find/consult on a lease agreement. I've downloaded the application off BP and plan on using it, but not real sure where to s...

My first property is in escrow and I'm trying to get ready to evaluate applicants. I want to have a full set of standards before I start evaluating applicants that way I can prove I used the same qualifications for ev...