Bought my first rental in Feb this year, 4bd, 2ba.  There is a family of 6 in there, so I expected the water & sewer bill to be high.  I pay the bill since it is my name, which i believe is required in Ma.  The te...

Hi everyone. I’m putting together a big deal and I’m curious about how to find private money. I need 35% of a large down payment in order to get a hard money loan. The project is to build an apartment building. 
I’ll...

Hi BP Family,I am exploring the short term rental market and was planning to self manage the property. One question that keeps coming up is how to handle the trash cans? I don't want my guests having to show up to a h...

I hired a contractor to rehab a rental home I purchased back in September. For no reason, the job took two weeks longer than expected. The tenant was scheduled to move in on November 1st and he told me that the job wa...

I have read only two real estate books and I feel like they said the same thing. Its like I'm reading the same book with a different author and title.
Let me tell you about my situation. My goal is to buy my firs...

To introduce myself, I am a valley engineer who is tired of working on software and wants to put his money to work. Towards this end, a few weeks ago, I started looking at investments in the bay area. Since this is my...

Good day BP Nations. I currently own a duplex I bought with cash back in May 2012. I'm currently looking forward to an arbitration settlement this September and thinking of purchasing some turnkey properties in the mi...

I'm working with a landlord whose last tenant killed himself in the unit and was not discovered for two weeks in the middle of summer. The landlord hired ServPro to "clean up" the place but the smell still lingers....

Hi All,Background: Last year, my husband and I bought a foreclosure property in Missouri and rented it out through Zillow since we had some free time. It's going well so far! However, new job opportunities came up and...

So, as a budding house hacker I wanted to ask my friends on BP:What tools come in most handy to a novice landlord? What should I add to my list?HammerTape measurePower drillHacksawSanderScrew driversAllen wrenchesChan...