I have a tenant who paid the entire year's rent. Yep, one year in full. It was one of the tenant's parents who actually paid the money and the tenant gave us a cashiers check. The tenants are in their late 30s.In any ...

Hi all, new landlord here. This applicant recently divorced with one kid and 2 dogs. She was a stay-home mom and has no income. As part of the divorce, they are selling the house, and it is under contract (verified th...

I am managing our first property by myself for the first time.  I am doing it "by the book" - Brandon Turner's book.   Rent is $1500/month for this SFH.  I have two applicants (single mom and a couple) who seemed grea...

I had a renter cause damage. I deducted $250 from her deposit.  (room in my house)I have statement from the plumber she caused the leak, pictures, and receipt from contractor for mold mitigation.  The leak went throug...

First time landlord here! First tenants in July. It was difficult to verify income because of cash paid construction jobs, but previous landlord confirmed they never missed a payment.

They have been late three month...

Hi everybody, I am so glad I found this site. So far it has been a treasure of information!

We are new to real estate investing in the rental aspect. We have bought and sold homes as primary residences, but we are ...

Hi! I'm still rather new to real estate investing and I've been slowly building a chart of accounts since most the accounting softwares are not set up directly for real estate investors. I tend to feel like I'm missin...

Hey BP,

I'm new to real estate investing, and wanted to get some opinions on closing costs.

I have already bought and sold a primary residence, prior to really getting into doing it as an investment. Made a profit, ...

I'm transferring property managers (from a company to an online platform that I will manage) and I sent a lease addendum to my tenants notifying them of the changes to their lease (ie. that the management company has ...

So I'm near closing for this duplex that I am planning on house hacking and will be inheriting tenants on the other side. My RE agent just informed me that he doesn't know if the seller will be providing the Security ...