I always rekey all the doors in my rentals when I flip the units for a new tenant as I always worry about the liability of keys floating around. What is your practice ? What would be a landlords liability if a key fro...

So I am in the process of finding a tenant for my first rental (a townhome in Houston with no HOA). Many of the inquiries that we get are from people looking to lease and then re-list on airbnb or VRBO etc. I have lis...

There's hope that the definition of accredited investors will change in the near future. The House overwhelmingly passed JOBS Act 3.0 on a bipartisan basis by 400+ votes. With this amount of support, the Senate will s...

I know this will ruffle a few feathers but it is a fair question. I have met and had hundreds of interactions with realtors and I am never surprised at the new lows that some of them can reach. I was also a manager at...

Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...

Would you allow pets in your newly built never occupied 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath Duplex?

Hello BP community, I purchased my first rental property (a duplex) a few months ago and I'm trying to rent out one of the units (I'm househacking), but the neighbors directly across the street are like those wanna-be...

Hello everyone, I've recently started my education on rental properties and plan to continue learning for around a year before I delve into it. Any must-have recommendations on books that helped you in your journey?

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0711/package-bomb-houston-oil-company-executives-home/

I've seen this article on several "mainstream" news outlets. Most fail to mention that the house is owned by an oil industry execut...