Hey everyone, Mindy was kind enough to create a local forum for the Wilkes Barre Scranton area.  This was it will be easier for us to post and see what on the local level people are hopefully working together to help ...

I'm wondering how others with more than just a handful of properties stay organized.  I have 25 properties, all professionally managed, so I'm largely keeping track of HOA, leases, property taxes, insurance, mortgage ...

I recently attended a landlord training put on by the city of Cincinnati.  I found out the proper code for smoke alarms is inside each bedroom, within 5 feet on the outside of each bedroom, kitchen, laundry room, and ...

Greetings BP community. My name is Russell and I'm located in Palmdale, CA.  I first came upon BiggerPockets while searching for an investment podcast to listen to on the way to work.  The last 6 months I have been li...

Hey everyone! Running into a snag with financing we’d love some help with. My fiancé and I are Brrrring in Buffalo NY and realizing the 6 month seasoning period most banks have is far too long to have all our cash ti...

Hello, we recently had some tenants move out that had lived in our property for 3 years.  We had initially collected the security deposit from them for $700.00.  Upon moving out and during our final walk through we fo...

Hi All,I’m currently in the process of purchasing my first investment property and was curious how you organized your finances to prepare:1) do you have a separate bank account for your investment properties?2) what %...

Hey there, BiggerPockets!Your forums look a little different today, don't they? We've made a few changes - and we're REALLY excited about them!First off, we've cleaned up the interface and put the content of the posts...

There is always something to learn as I add to my checklist.  One of the things that I need to do a better job is to button up future leases on the HVAC system.  Some of the leases I have inherited are vague on the re...

I've got a quad under contract. All units are currently leased. One of the tenants is the seller's daughter, and she was given a rental rate $100 less than market to "keep an eye on the place." I've met her, and her f...