I bought a house in rural Vermont as a primary residence in 1997 for about $125k.  After a few years, I refinanced into a 15 year mortgage.  I lived there for 8 years then moved back to NYC.  Since moving away I have ...

Hello, we recently had some tenants move out that had lived in our property for 3 years.  We had initially collected the security deposit from them for $700.00.  Upon moving out and during our final walk through we fo...

Hello BPers!I have a question about rents for multi families. A lot of the guides I've read on BP mentioned speaking to other investors in your area about what they charge for rents, using online resources like Zillow...

Does anyone know the cheapest way to replace a bathtub? I live in Tallahassee Florida. Unfortunately it's beyond repair by just refinishing. We have a service here called 'Bath Fitters" which is a joke. They put a new...

I do not know about you, but with all the troubles you read about concerning Bank of America it makes you wonder if your money is safe with them. If I had any funds in their bank - I would take it out as fast as possi...

Looking to help from the BP community in figuring out how much of a security deposit I should hold back. I had tenants move out of a small studio apartment I have about 3 weeks ago. When I went to get the keys the apa...

We just purchased a rental home that is in the process of renovations (paint, new counters & hardware), etc.  The place is a total mess right now as we have been stripping wallpaper etc.  The counters will not be ...

I'm considering purchasing a 2 flat property in a suburb of Chicago but the timing isn't great for the family to move--I would rather not pull our child out of middle school during the last year--so I'm wondering if t...

These days almost everywhere in the country, rental properties (Especially MFR) are in fierce competition. Slashing monthly rent, offering 1st month free and other incentive becoming more and more frequent. One of the...

I have a rental property in PA that has oil heat. The tenants pay it but it's costing them a fortune. They are also paying $1k/mo and their own electricity/cable. Should I convert before new tenants move in or just co...