My colleagues and family think I'm crazy because of the lack of sleep I get, which is about three hours a night. For me, this is more then enough, however; I often see others on BP in the middle of the night, and was ...

What is the current law on refusing to rent to prospective tenants who have criminal records?  Thank you in advance.

Hey BP!Still relatively new to the forums but already so many stories to share, like this one...A friend of mine recently bought a single family home and, in short, was a good deal, overall. However, a large branch (r...

NOTE: This Topic was split from the 50% Rule Discussion in the Landlording Forums

Richard I was looking at your site and had some observations and questions. Your an honest and open guy so I am sure your open to a d...

Hello BP community,I am about 11 hours away from letting my 1031 exchange fail after much back and forth.  To defer all taxes, I would need to reinvest at least 250K.  Currently, my QI is holding about 110 in capital,...

I have an older 70+ gentle man and younger 50+wife renting my house.  Old man was in & out of Hospice.  Probably will die soon.  Wife is very upset because the A.C. was not working for 5 - 7 days while the old man...

Hi. I have a question for some of you seasoned and thick skinned landlords. First and foremost, I hope everyone is staying healthy and able to make payments or find solutions with the corona virus amidst.  Anyhow, Ive...

So I had a qualified tenant apply, I used Smartmove to verify him. He has good income, no evictions, quiet and a non-smoker (he also didn’t smell like smoke and also didn’t smell like an overload of cologne in hopes o...

I have a prospective tenant who has 4 comfort animals 1 dog and 3 cats.  Is there some reasonable limit on the number of comfort animals?  4 seems a bit much,

Hello BP! I would like to start a debate on Buy and Hold investing vs Value Investment in the Stock Market. I have read multiple investment books (Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Richest Man in Babylon, etc...) and I am certai...