Hello fellow BP'ers. Recently I have bought a duplex in Madison WI as my first investment and am looking to keep the train rolling. I work a lot of hours at my job and I have eliminated most expenses in my life. I hav...

I just purchased my very first rental property which I am managing and running myself.  It's a multifamily complex and 3/4 units a occupied.  One unit is empty as I am renovating it, one of the tenants will be leaving...

Hi everyone,I had a friend reach out about a situation he is in. He has been living in a town house for awhile now and he just adopted a dog (part pitbull) and now his landlord is trying to evict him. He sent me the l...

I’m mired in HOA hell… please help!

My family and I recently moved to Phoenix and decided to landscape our front yard by replacing the grass and with rock cover, desert grasses and a few cacti.

We emailed our commu...

I'm going to try to make this as short as possible, but I'm looking for some advice on how to handle a situation.  I have a tenant in one of my units who lives there with her two daughters.  She is separated from her ...

I am thinking of buying a building on the South Side. It is in a bad neighborhood but has a great cap rate. Does anybody have experience with this type of property? Do you recommend it?What goes wrong that will affect...

Hello Everyone! I am looking for advise .We want to move away from security deposits and charge only Move-In Fee. Besides comprehensive lease agreements outlining the tenant’s property maintenance and damage preventio...

After way too much frustration, I decided to switch property managers, but the process has been a nightmare. The old property management company said they needed 45 days to close out my account. They did send me the f...

Hi there.  In mid-November I 'fired' my property manager and resumed self-management of my duplex.  The property manager had sent the tenant a lease renewal in October, to be returned by end of January.  I recently pi...

I am seeking suggestions for how to prevent tenants from disabling smoke alarms.  Verbal warnings and statements written into the lease may not be effective.  I've seen plastic bags taped over alarms!!This is importan...