- How do you handle your security deposit? Do you use it for fixing the damages during the tenants stay? - When the tenant leaves and demands security deposit back, how do you handle this? - In PA, I can hold for up t...

This is what a contractor told me today. Do they need a diet or am I out of line?

I'm closing on a house next week and I'm trying to line up someone to get it rent ready. A contractor my PM company recommende...

Based on comps look like it is valued between 450-480K.I’m getting it for 355K but it needs roughly about 15-35K in work (15K on the low end, 35K on the high end if I fix the optional stuff and it costs more than esti...

So just like the title of this post says, I finished the renovation of a house. I put it on the market, admittedly, for more than it is worth, and I had a few tire kickers but no offers. 4 months later, I am now at 5k...

Hey Landlords and landladies! I'm sure each has seen many variation of tenants.I did want to "brag" on this SFH tenant of mine that calls me early to pay her rent with a smile. Wonderful! Same house I evicted a tenant...

Hi Everyone,I'm new on here and trying to learn as much as possible.   I have finally decided that I'd like to start building a passive income - this has led me to the idea of buy and hold Rental properties as the sto...

Before I did my first deal, I spent time on BP searching for people like me going through their first dealings in this business. I found many who started sharing their adventure but when it started to get good, the t...

I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...

I just bought a duplex 3 weeks ago and have been at the property rehabbing the vacant lower unit. I was outside installing gutter screens and noticed a torn window screen and a slightly open window in the common area....

Hi BP,I have a rental where 4 young women (mid-20's) are renting out my 4-bedroom home in an A/B suburban neighborhood. Several weeks ago, a tenant's vehicle, a BMW, was stolen overnight, and at the same time a neighb...