Wow did I make a huge mess of things and need some advice.Had a new tenant, filled out the application, paid the application fee passed the background check and everything was fine.  Then went into the lease signing a...

Hello BP, I’ve got a new guy question that I just want to check my mindset on.Obviously the name of the game in buy and hold is cash flow. So, when I’m evaluating deals, especially my first few, how much emphasis do y...

Hi -- Let me start with the back ground before I get to my question. I just recently purchased an investment property. Shortly after taking possession of the building, I increased the rents. I gave them the requir...

Greetings all...My name is Simone Johnson and I live in Atlanta, but I am from NYC. I do not have any background in real estate even though it has been something that I wanted to invest in for the past 15 years. I did...

Hey! As we prepare to market are two condos I am wondering if we will be hedging out to many possible tenants by not allowing pets. I really do not want to allow cats as they seem to spray and many people have allergi...

I wrote this blog post the other day and thought I'd share it here to share as well! Have you heard stats such as “80% of millionaires attribute their wealth to real estate”? Or heard stories of living the good life o...

Honestly, both of these terms I am not completely comfortable with. I "lord"over no land and I feel uncomfortable when I tell people that I am a real estate investor.

I think the term landlord needs a change. It p...

Hi BP Community!One of my SF in the Dayton, OH is reporting bed bugs.  They moved in December 1, 2016 and just reported it to my PM this week.  I know it wasn't infested 6 months ago, and I have always made repairs in...

I have had a rash of evictions lately for non-payment and it has caused me to look introspectively at what I am doing or not doing when screening these tenants, that may result in me allowing bad tenants to slip throu...