How do you handle this one?  Served a 3 day notice this past Monday.  Got a call from the tenants mother on Tuesday morning - she said her son (my tenant) was shot nine times this past Saturday & is in intensive c...

A new trend of families leaving their pets behind after losing their homes to foreclosure has animal rights advocates concerned across the country, according to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The lead...

Tenants paid, got the keys etc. today. They told me they want to paint one of the rooms in the house, make one alteration, and bring a dog (but they'd told me before that they weren't bringing any pets because of alle...

I just purchased my first rental property and am working to get tenants in there.  I was wondering how often I should preform inspections of the property and what I should be looking for.  This is a single- family pro...

My property manager contacted me to let me know a tenant in one of my duplexes has been given a dog. They asked me if I would consider collecting a 200.00 pet deposit and 25.00 a month for pet rent or if I wanted to e...

I just bought a cute small (1250 sqf) cabin near Yosemite for my family and as a short term rental.It currently has 2 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms and a large attic space with enough space for one big sleeper sofa and a smal...

I had a sheriff lockout today on a rental in an average residential neighborhood. I inherited the tenants in a owner carry purchase. They had lived there 12 years prior, but had adversion to paying rent. I have...

Hi BP Community!This is my first post, so please bear with me!I've been listening to the BP podcast, reading the guides, and their recommended books for the past 6 months or so. I have a 10 year goal of purchasing 10 ...

Any landlords with some history with pets feel more strongly towards a pet vs the other? Say dogs vs cats?  Does one cause more damage or make it more costly to turn over units?

Hello, this is long so sorry in advance.  :)I've been following this forum for over a year.  Now that I'm a host I wanted to give back and contribute to the forum with our experience.
Our journey in the STR space be...