Hey Guys... first post! Glad to be here!I just got my first deal-- a bank foreclosure townhouse in my hometown that I'm flipping. The smell in that thing is unreal. I suspect its in the old vinyl flooring and walls. A...

Hi, I had an inspection on a home I'm interested in buying and the inspector spotted a pile of Vermiculite insulation, which could obtain asbestos (it looks like a big pile of kitty litter in one corner of the attic)....

Hi All,How much should I charge a tenant who damaged a property in ways that I can probably never repair?  A tenant recently moved out of one of my properties after about 3 years.  They gave 30 days notice, and made a...

Hello. I just became a landlord last week. I need to get my upstairs tenant on a lease and I currently need to find tenant for downstairs. Could someone point me to where to find a good lease document? Why do you like...

so I took an application from a prospective tenant yesterday. She put down her current address and landlord along with the landlord's phone number. When I called the landlord to ask some questions she was extremely p...

First, I have nothing against pets.  I do allow pets in some of my rentals, but I have to say, they DO add to my cost, yet I do not charge a pet fee.Here is a list of things I have personally experienced a tenant's do...

Should You Allow Pets in Your Rental Property?

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Does anyone on BP have any experience with removing oil stain on a concrete driveway? I have a tenant in place, and I went over to the property and noticed a huge 3 foot radius oil stain on my driveway.
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I'm new to real estate investing. I was recently contacted by my cousin who has a coworker named Tim in the power & light industry here in TX. Tim has been renting a home in Marshall, TX for the past 10 years. The...

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So, my tenant has a oil leak from his truck, he is a mechanic and I have mentioned the oil stain casually twice now. He tells me that he knows how to fix it, but the part cost money and he do...