My wife and I just purchased our first rental property. We have been screening tenants over the past week and have settled on one tenant which we plan to lease to. Located in NCThe property is vacant as of now and the...

What sites and/or screening criteria/requirements/rules do you have and used that’s helped you screened “good” tenants?

I have a prospective tenant who wants the landlord to pay utilities and she's pretty adamant about it. This kind of gives a red flag to me but it brought me to this question. Is it possible to put in the lease the max...

I have a client who I’ve worked with on two rentals. Her lease was up today (7/31) though she moved her stuff out on 7/26. She had a couple of pieces of mail delivered and a package yesterday...when she went to pick u...

I just took the leap on my first two investment properties, one in St. Louis, MO and one in Akron, OH.  I have started researching Landlord insurance providers but before I made a jump, does anyone have any recommenda...

We currently live in our house and looking to move within the next year or so. I was thinking about renting my house instead of selling after we move. Is there anybody that can look at my property and tell me anything...

Hey BP family, so I just wanted to reach out and see if any landlords can send me some tips on becoming a new landlord. I will be closing on my first rental property soon and wanted to get some insight from you guys. ...

Want to evict a tenant? Remove their toilet!

See this story from USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-01-23-landlord-toilet_N.htm

:cool:

I need BP's help on this one.

My current LL just went into default last week(NOD filed 2/7), I have been month to month for the 14 months. The place is a 4+3 house. The security deposit I paid initially was equals ...

Hey folks - was wondering if anyone has ever used ForRent or Renter websites as a marketing tool to source Landlord investors?

Appreciate the input, thanks!