I'm starting to receive applications for a unit I have for rent. As a full-time working single mom, I don't respond to texts, calls or emails right away and try to block out time once or twice a week to respond to ev...

I just purchased a 21 unit apartment complex with a lot of problems. I started cleaning it up - 3 unit evicted in the first month and two more in the way - all of them professional tenants. But this month I got a new ...

I have 2 Section 8 tenants in one of my multi-family properties. 1st tenant has been there since I purchased. He is an older gentleman tenant that I inherited and is hearing impaired. His mother has lived in the next ...

I recently completed construction on a brand new home (1700 sf) 3 br, 2.5 ba house and want to rent it out.  I have placed ads in our local newspaper (online), craigslist.com, Postlets.com, Rentals.com and AHRN.com (t...

Hi,
This is my first time posting here— I found BP via an episode on the ChooseFI podcast. From my brief perusal this evening it seems like I've come to the right place to ask a few questions regarding so-called "hou...

Hello BP,

I'm new to the site, and as a matter of fact this will be my introductory post!
I'm very interested in RE, and wanted to start out by buying a duplex, so I could live in half and rent out the other. I'm cu...

The tenants' lease on their rental expires 12/31/23. I sent them a notice that the lease is expiring and they must vacate by 1 pm on 12/31. (I'm required to give them notice 90 days before the last day of the lease. )...

I was just reading a thread about someone having to evict a deadbeat tenant and was curious to get some info from all our landlords on the site.

Of the tenants you've recently evicted, what percentage of you have b...

I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...

Hi all,
Okay - here's the situation: shared entrance hallway between two units, and one of the occupants is using the hallway to smoke pot.  I know this because I have been in the hallway a few times in recent weeks ...