I am a newbie from central Illinois with a potential flip property.  I would like advice from the more experienced on BP.  What I have is as follows:  A 10,400 sq/ft finished above grade SF home built in 1912.  It was...

Hi,I am new to the Phoenix market and am exploring the purchase of buy and hold SFR. I keep coming across properties that have a higher sqft in the listing than what shows up on the county site and I can only assume t...

- During your house showing, which questions do you ask prospective tenants? - How do you get a feel on what kind of relationship you and the tenant will potentially have if you rent to them? Never want to find myself...

A lot of rental owners ask "Should I allow my tenants to have a pet?" This is followed by one of two additions...
1. "Dogs destroy properties. Cats are ok, though."2. "Cats destroy properties. Dogs are ok, though."
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I have a rental property with a fenced-in backyard. There is a dead tree (fairly massive size) right on the neighbor's side of the fence that is leaning toward my property. The tree is definitely dead and it will...

BP Nation,

I'm looking at building 2 rental houses in a college town. I've heard a few tips on the podcasts on how to make the rentals a bit tougher to stand up against the increased wear and tear they may go through...

When house hacking, do you charge the tenants for the beds and bath they use or do you charge them the full 4 bed, 2 bath rent?Example:Single-family4 bed2 bathMedian rent for 4 bed, 2 bath is $1,850 Median rent for 3 ...

Hello All, I am considering allowing dogs for my rental property in Philadelphia. Even though I am hesitant to do so I feel like it will open up the tenant pool. I am planning on having discretion on what types of d...

BP members. Hope all is wellI run a few STR properties and performing great for all properties. Generating 20% return on cash on cash because I manage myself remotely. so other friends, potential investors want to inv...

Call from one of my mailers:

SFH, 3/1. Sec 8 tenant just signed one year lease agreement. House just passed all inspections. Also Sec 8 just increased rent from $560 to $600/month. Owner said he'd like to sell and g...