Thanks to everyone here I have made my first offer on a property. The property was in pretty good shape but in a rough area of town. The seller e-mailed me asking for 5500 OBO. Since I wasnt sure I could unload it in ...

Hey guys so I just inherited a tenant from the property I had just purchased so he's on a fixed lease ending in December. Now I just had an hr conversation with him cause his rent wasn't in the mail so on his lease it...

Hello All!I am looking for new software to better manage my growing portfolio. Currently own/manage 55 units, adding another 20 units this year, and will be doubling in size next year. We have used Mike Butlers Tenant...

Hello BP! My name is Landon and I've been a member of BiggerPockets for a while now and love reading the different forums and gaining valuable information that everyone is so willing to share to help others.  I'm curr...

Hello,Hope im posting in the right place. New to this and just looking for some advice. My wife and I put an offer on a property in September for $270k as advised by the listing agent because the Bank (seller) had alr...

Morning BP, Been reading @Brandon Turner book "Managing Rental Properties" because Friday we'll be closing on our very FIRST RENTAL property (very excited to reach this goal of 2016)!My duplex is in one of the lower i...

Getting a lot of mid-term requests through AirBNB. Any drawbacks to doing monthly+ rentals through them, instead of through a company like Zillow that includes an application and lease agreement?Do I need a lease for ...

My wife and I purchased a house hack and have been renting the upstairs unit on Airbnb. We recently had a guest who booked our place for an entire week (total payout to us was ~$1K). However, the guest never stepped f...

I have a tenant that moved in August of this year.  She paid her deposit and rent up front.  My problem was I did not screen properly.  Now for the month of September I only received a partial rent.  In October I rece...

I have 5 showings this weekend for prospective tenants for a condo I own.  I used Zillow Rental Manager to list it.  Seems pretty easy to use.  But I am reading mixed reviews on Zillow's background check.  What is bes...