My Fiance and I own a single family home and rent two upstairs bedrooms out to two roommate/tenants on month-to-month leases.  We did not collect security deposits from either tenant, and instead wrote up explicit "mo...

I am considering venturing into the STR market chasing higher returns (gotta be honest!) after liquidating my long term rentals. My first "trial" STR would be my primary residence on days when I'm not home, which is a...

Hi, I am new to BP and also new to real estate investment. We started to invest in rental properties earlier this year and under our personal name currently. I have been hearing about setting up LLC to protect your pr...

hello BP!im in process of compiling "house rules" book and looking for suggestions - what do you include in yours?some of the items i want to put in:- reminder of life expectancy for certain items - carpet, appliances...

A tenant has given me an official notice after only having 20 days in the rental. She had never complained about anything about the house until the letter arrived at my doorstep. She agreed to leave the premises and d...

*FAS = FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER the nature of SERVICES providedWhy has no one been able to turn down ESA requests based on the wording of the actual FHA law? From the FHAA Federal Housing Authority:[Landlords are required ...

In Florida, Teen killed in motorcycle accident  ( highly suspect that his plan to claim on insurance went awry and strong prescription painkillers involved).Single person occupancy and he was the only person on lease....

I looked at a 2-unit bldg. in a not so great neighborhood. The lower unit  looks like the bedroom was an  addition and the building for does not have a backdoor. Should this be a concern, as far as being able to rent,...

Hello everyoneJust wanted to catch people's opinions on the real estate market for nj/ny/nyc area? It looks like many changes are happening in nyc and i wanted to get some feedback. Thanks :)

Ran across a listing recently which was a 3br/2ba.  2/1 on main level and 1/1 in the basement.  Kicker is that the basement has a fully equipped kitchen as well.  I am a wannabe househacker so this is pretty intriguin...