Buying a wood frame stucco finish vs brick in Brooklyn ny. If I have a accepted offer for a wood frame stucco house do I buy that or wait for brick house that 100k more expensive with tenants that will be looking to m...

I have a potential tenant applied for my room for rent. She disclosed to me that she has bad credit due to her past (unknown, didn't tell me more about it), only been at her current job for 6 months, and submitted 2 e...

I'm currently renting my first property. My tenant just asked me if i need to be/want to be listed on their renters insurance as the landlord. Is this necessary? What does this actually mean? My gut instinct is to say...

My question is how does one determine an AREA to invest in. I want to select an up and coming area to invest. What should I look for? How does one get ahead of the trends?  

I thought it would be fun to come up with a list of why some landlords don't screen tenants. Obviously, I'm trying to convey to new landlords the absolute need to screen.

1. The LL's are blithering idiots

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Hello,I am a fairly new landlord, with my second round of tenants.  My first tenants were amazing and I wish they could have stayed forever.  My new couple, however-have been full of excuses.  After much thought I gav...

I recently walked through a SFH that I am considering buying as a college student rental property, and I noticed that there is a radon mitigation system installed. This is not a common feature in this area, since r...

I walked away from what I thought was a good deal the other day. I wound up walking away because the area of town was a little (read: a lot) rougher than I initially thought. My realtor described the area only as 'wor...

Dear BP,I have an empty unit that is currently on the market.  I am accepting applications and interviewing prospective tenants.  I have heard rumors about people adding clauses in their new leases related to covid an...

All:I have been investing in my market for 11 years and know the two zip codes that I only buy in extremely well.  I was approached 18 months ago by an agent that I trust about purchasing an 8 unit building in an A+++...