Dear BP Family,  Here comes another encounter of LL/Tenant question for the experienced Landlords out there.  I've received a request to provide professional pest control service from tenant to help eliminate pest iss...

Let's say the water heater started leaking and ruins some clothes, or the roof leaks, or their refrigerator goes bad and ruins their food? Should I have to reimburse them? There is nothing in my lease that covers this.

Hey BP,
I'm a newbie and I have a quick question about buying with cash then refinancing later. Can I pay an appraiser to come into a potential deal and appraise the house for me? My goal would be to refinance the hou...

Does this affect your opinion of investing in a Family Dollar or Dollar Tree building? I've been looking at a Family Dollar that claims to be among the top 1% of Dollar Tree stores. I assume if they were going to clos...

I have a unit that tenants just moved out of. After doing the move out inspection, there were so many damages that they surpassed the deposit. Some of the damages include:

-Cigarette burns on both vanity countertop...

Hi all,So I just scheduled a property inspection for a rehab project I'm closing on next week.  When scheduling I got a really good tip from the inspector that I'm for sure going to use in the future.They offer what t...

Smoke detectors – Use actual smoke to test the sensor. By spraying smoke into the alarm, you get a true indication if the alarm works. The “test battery” button only test the battery. The sensor is just as important. ...

Recently did a routine inspection on one of our apartment units. This was the first inspection for these tenants since they moved in. Found the place filthy. Trash everywhere, food stains throughout, toilet bowl almos...

I haven't seen a discussion about this on the forums yet, and figured I'd start the conversation.In case you missed the news this week, billions in trade came to a screeching halt at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast por...

Was asked by a person to look at two different Self Storage properties about 2 hours away from them as their first time investment.  Wasn't to excited, since I would prefer they look close to their home, so they could...