Well guys..what can I say. The fun never ends. Day one with a new tenant in my duplex, and the tenant next door text me that her unit smells like weed. I lived next door to my tenant for over a year and she doesn’t sm...

Good Morning,We have a tenant that stated they will be late with their rent for June.  They asked if they can pay $400 on the 1st and remainder $475 by the 15th of June.  She didn't mention paying the late fees of $50...

That title caught your eye, didn't it?I have 4 tenants in this property.So tenant A & B saying tenant C is smoking pot in the house (I've already given her a warning based on prior rumors). Also, tenant B says ten...

I’ve read a few articles reporting that the idea of Rent Strike(s) is gaining momentum. Apparently, advocates have moved past a request seeking deferred payments, or other options, to simply demanding that rent be wai...

It seems that everyone has an opinion about whether to rent to people with pets.   How effective is it to require additional monthly rent for a pet?  Can anyone tell me if charging a pet deposit or additional monthly ...

I live in bay area CA now but lived in Seattle for 10 years earlier. Reading forums I get the idea that is best to buy first investment property local. CA is out of my reach but I can do Seattle. I still go to Seattle...

Good morning Bigger Pockets community. 
I wanted to get your perspectives about my criteria's I am currently using trying to rent out a 3 bed row home in a "C" (blue collared) neighborhood. Every day for the past mon...

I self manage 6 SFR. With my first lease I started with a flat $50 fee if rent wasn't paid before the 7th of the month at 9pm. A tenant took advantage of that and now pays at the end of every month but I get an extr...

Are there any apartment investors willing to talk about how they started in the apartment world, your first deal, any unexpected problems that may have arised and how you solved them, where you find your deals and esp...

I purchased a SFH for my primary residence about 3 years ago via short sale. Purchase price was 133K, I put down 20% with a 2.99%APR on a 15 year loan. I owe around 90k on it currently and it's worth roughly 180k. We ...