In Southern California, the rental properties that make most financial sense are often in some not-so-good neighborhoods.

I screen applicants by running a credit check, but I have never found anyone with a cl...

I have received an application from a husband and wife for my SFH in the Austin area.  Rent is 1,950 mo. I am not pressured to get someone in right away but of course I would like to. I don't have any other applicatio...

I am thinking of hiring a VA to scrub for leads so they are coming in more consistently. I think I would use oDesk. A few questions for those investors who use them: What are some things to consider when choosing one?...

My parents had a summer home that has been pretty much unused for the past two years.  I came down to clean it out and get it rented and thus begins the journey.Informed that there is racoon poop and rat poop in the a...

Hello BP world. My name is Robert Lammers. I am a newbie to real estate investing. In fact I haven't even attempted a deal yet. I was brought to the BP world when I did a Google search on Marko Rubel. Plus, I was tryi...

I have a tenant who is getting very threatening with me lately.  He gets near my face and asks for things and then he mumbles ghetto quasi-threats as he walks away.  He got behind on his rent so now I am kicking him o...

My wife and I just moved from Maryland about 3 weeks ago. Finally settled in enough to start thinking of what we are going to do here. We have a plan, but it is simple in its most elaborate form. I have been a member ...

Greetings, thank you for your time and attention. I'm coming here with humility to ask for your perspective because I don't have any.  I'm giving you my questions first just in case you don't want to read the whole po...

I just got my Moderate Risk Deleading License and learned a few things that may have already been shared, but I'll share them again.

There's a database of all MA homes that have been inspected for lead and tells if t...

Hello everyone,

My magazine, WorkingRE has done a great interview with Kyle Lagow - the man who blew the whistle on Countrywide that they were involved in Fraudulent appraisals. He sheds light on some of the unethica...