Hi All, 
I wanted to bounce an idea off of you all. I have a duplex that I currently occupy with great tenants renting the other unit. Ive contemplated the idea of Air BnBing the unit I am living in on weekends (as I...

Hey everyone!I just purchased my 3rd single family rental property in Alabama (Out of State!) and the first 2 rentals are going great and the property manager is doing a great job, including fixing a few things for me...

Hello, BP'ers.

I bought a 4plex last week, and only one unit is occupied. I'm rather new to REI and I'm seriously worried about pipes freezing. I can't shut the water off because of the family living there. T...

i am trying to better understand how people get cash flow from the rental properties they use. Is it the way a property is financed that creates the cash flow or does it just have to do with the price you paid for the...

I recently read Mike Butler's book Landlording on AutoPilot.  One of the things that is in his book is setting up a "rent talk" with new tenants before they move in.  In this talk you discuss your expectations and wor...

For those who have rental properties, can you mention what costs you generally cover for your tenants?  Do you cover items such as lawn maintenance, extermination, alarm and cable services?Also, do property management...

Hey there fam, I'm finding quite a few older 1930-1960's duplexes and fourplexes in my general area here in DFW that don't have central heat/air.  They are currently rented with window units/space heaters.  This would...

I've been researching the pros and cons of self-storage facilities. It's not entirely passive, it is an operating business with a lot of moving parts and tenants. However, the overhead of cleanup and repair in a duple...

A cost segregation study is a strategic tax planning tool that separates the assets that have a shorter useful life and can be depreciated over 5, 7 and 15 years from the residential rental property or nonresidential ...

I have a house that I rented to college students for the past 3-4 years... The general experience has been good, as these students usually find replacement roommate when they graduate, so I never had any vacancy for y...