Hi! I'm new BiggerPockets and REI in general. I mentioned in my New Member Introduction that I'm currently researching strategies to enter the local Phoenix are market. Has anyone had trouble convincing their spouse t...

Hey everyone, I recently got a fantastic little mountain chalet in Rimforest, Lake Arrowhead CA We mostly got it as a personal get away and long term flip/sweat equity builder, but are interested in doing Airbnb. I fo...

Why do people not just rent their rooms out to prevent foreclosure? During the 2008-2009 housing crash, why did people not just rent out rooms to prevent foreclosure?Why do people now not just rent out rooms to preven...

Hey all,I just need somewhere to brain dump.My tenant moved in about a year ago. I told her that we do not offer any washer or dryers with the unit. In the basement of my duplex, I have a washer and dryer in the basem...

She has been there a year and a half and on multiple occasions has been demanding and rude to me. She’s also a former lawyer for the FBI. She is very demanding, and kind of high-maintenance. But she always pays her re...

I am going to be meeting with a distressed seller about solving her problem with an upcoming sheriff sale.  The property is currently listed as a short sale.  My plan is to purchase it, and then sell it back to her, p...

Hi BP members, We had 2nd floor tenants went on vacation and they turned off their heat for one month, so this Monday the water pipe busted. The water gushed in into the hallway and basement. 30min later, another wat...

Hopefully, this post can serve as a helpful cautionary tale to anyone considering a tenant who appeared to be OK at the outset, and one the landlord did their due diligence on, but ultimately has become a pain in the ...