I'm trying something different with one of my tenants. He's been low-maintenance but has fallen behind on his December and January rent due to some personal issues. He got his December rent current (albeit 40 days) an...

There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good.  The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...

I have a dilemma:  I have a 15 year old BMW that now costs more in upcoming maintenance than the car is worth so it's time to get rid of it. I plan on getting a modest, 3+ year old used vehicle from around $12,000 or ...

Hi everyone,
I own a duplex in a rough neighborhood in Atlanta, GA.  It's vacant and we're finishing the rehab, but someone keeps breaking in and stealing things, vandalizing the property, and sleeping inside.  I jus...

I need help. I live in Vegas and I have bought a property in the east Memphis area. Purchased at $235,000 in December. Supposed to be about $60k rehab and sell for $345,000. We had to fire our first contractor. His wo...

I'm a newer investor from Columbus Ohio, and I'm hoping to get some insight as to what's the better investment to make as far as starting out. Right now id like to know what is the difference between buying turnkey an...

I'm curious to see how other landlords feel about this. We have a tenant who has paid late the past two months. Between the late fees and penalties, it's been about $200 extra each month (rent is $985)

My p...

Re-designed. The city at first wanted a rear loading garage, and we designed the house with that criteria. Then, they decided that they wanted the garage in the front of the house, so our architectural designer (an...

Cleveland, Ohio rental.  I have a tenant that is late on May rent, it was due on the 1st.  Since Friday the 13th I have e-mailed them each day and sent 4 or 5 texts.  When I called them this morning message said "pers...