Hi all - Thought I'd share some of the "red flags" or warning signs I consider when accepting bookings at our vacation / short term rentals.  If several or most of these are present, I won't hesitate to deny or cancel...

Hi BiggerPockets community!I'm a 23-year-old looking to get started in Real Estate. As I'm sure the case is with the most of us getting started, there are a lot of questions and concerns spinning around in my head. I ...

If we had owned this property for any length of time, I wouldn't even ask - we just bought this property last month and inherited our tenants. It seems there was bad wiring in the utility room that was not rated for t...

I am planning to invest in real estate using the new every two strategy with a twist. Instead of selling after two years, I plan to keep my previous properties as rentals. I have a full-time job, so saving up 20%...

One contractor says he'll put on a new roof, 30 year dimensional shingles over existing roof for about $6000, using Tamco shingles (http://www.tamko.com/ProductDisplayTest/tabid/53/ControlType/productDisplay/itemid/16...

For the past 5 months I had a friend and her boyfriend move in while my husband was deployed. They have been on a month by month rent payment because if something came up, i could give them 30 days notice and have my ...

I have a tenant who recently told me a contractor of mine “stole/took/misplaced” a phone charger of theirs. Contractor has been working with me and my family for over 15+ years. What would you say do or suggest. Shoul...

All - we just learnt from her mom that our tenant died yesterday. She lived at our property with her children. Wanted to understand what our responsibilities and next steps would be regarding 1. termination of lease 2...

Within the last month I purchased an older 12 unit apartment building. Many of the tenants have been there for over 20 years. The previous landlord was 87 years old and completely let it go. It is infested with roache...