So the question that just popped into my head goes like this.Why aren't squatters and tenants who are knowingly staying and forcing you to evict them ever held liable and or charged with a crime?I know in the court sy...

First of all, I would like to thank BP and BP community because this deal has BP written all over it. This property was first mentioned in the post on BP here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/15... Afte...

In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...

My husband and I just had an offer accepted on a multi-unit (our first investment ever!). If all goes well, we'll be occupying one side, and the owner JUST got new tenants in a week ago, so we'll be inheriting them. W...

This is just a minor vent session but I got my first taste of real world landlord work this past weekend. And not the good kind. Not the "retire by 40 and travel the world" kind but more of the "your tenant will try a...

Around here the banks offer $500 “Cash for Keys” to foreclosees if they will vacate quickly and leave the premises “broom clean”.

How about you landlords out there? Do you give any monetary incentives to avoid forma...

I know probably some of you actually have. What's a typical year like in the landlord-tenant relationship, though? Do you expect two or three issues per tenant a year or two or three a month? A week?Thanks for any rep...

Hey guys,Is anyone noticing a huge uptick in the amount of people applying for apartments who have service and emotional support animals?  In just the last 3 months, I swear 7/10 people have had one of the two.  I eve...

Hello! I just moved into a new market and bought 3 low income doors. 1 Single Family flip in a D neighborhood that is just on the other side of an A neighborhood1 Duplex that is 15 years old in a C area that is coming...