Hey BP fam,I’m in the renovation process for an 8-unit apartment in a so-so area of town, and unfortunately during some down time on the project we had some copper stolen. It made me start thinking about an outdoor se...

Hi,I'm a long-distance landlord.  I've a house in San Jose bay area and live out of state.  After the last tenants vacated, I spend 2 weeks at this house, got it all fixed up, engaged a tenant placement service and re...

...beware that the government may be watching you from above pretty soon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS5vm149vGc

While perhaps there are some good uses for this technology, it seems like it could also be an oppo...

BP--I'm looking for best practices on safety measures to reduce crime, breaking and entering, etc. What methods have you deployed to protect your property and make your tenants feel safe? Things that come to mind are ...

I own an 18 unit C class apartment in Killeen, Tx.  When I purchased the complex from a mom and pop owner operator it had good occupancy and many long term tenants.  I carefully selected a PM company that is off site ...

Hi BP,

I'm looking for a cheap video surveillance option to keep an eye on my rental property. This was a request of a tenant who had her vehicle stolen from the driveway, and something I want to do to ensure my ten...

Help me out here BP members. A number of my buildings are 100 years old, you enter through a common door to a common area that accesses 3-4 apartments typically on different floors with 1 or 2 per floor. Part of upgra...

Recently, I had a break in at a short term rental I have in Columbus, Ohio.  The unit had only been vacant for two days when someone kicked in the back door.  I was lucky notice the break in quickly, as I just happene...

Hi all.  Im a new investor in the midst of renovating an old home and converting it into 4 one bedroom apartments. I'm wondering what system you'd  recommend for remote monitoring and security for the units? iris? Nes...

I am working with a partner in Silicon Valley to develop a computer vision based security and monitoring system for multi family properties. Please note, some of the items I propose below might look like invasion of t...