BP, I need your thoughts with an issue. In short, I have 3 female roommates where one has been there for 3 years (before I owned the place), one has been there for a little more than a year and the third just moved in...

My current tenant's lease ends in 4 months. She has taken a roommate. I know that I need to add this person to the lease. Do I write an entirely new lease for both? Do I give the new tenant a separate lease?  What's t...

I have been saving for my first home, and plan to buy this home in a college town. I would be renting out the additional rooms, likely to students. My thought is that the student's parents would likely be paying the r...

Hi BP! I have a SFR rental in Austin and it is currently occupied by 4 roommates, and their lease is up at the end of July. 3 out of the 4 tenants would like to renew their lease, and they found a fourth roommate to c...

If I am trying to rent out 2 spare bedrooms in a property that I own and live in can I be more selective as to which tenants I select since I also live in the house? Not that I would actually discriminate due to race/...

Hi all! I have a bit of a situation, which I will try to keep concise.
- 4 roommates on lease until Aug.29
- 2 of them have already moved out
- 2 NEW roommates signed a NEW lease with the remaining 2 from the orig...

Next year I will be attending University of Texas at Austin and I am looking for guidance on owning a property in Austin with a tenant that pays the rent while I live rent-free so I can pay in-state tuition. I am youn...

I am helping a friend manage some units in TX. The lease for one of the units is almost up. The unit is currently occupied by two tenants. One of the tenants has requested that the other not be included in the lease r...

How do you calculate combined income in a situation where there is a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship and a mutual friend sharing the property?...and is it prudent to get background checks on everyone, or just an app...

(Texas) I rented a 3/2 to two sisters and a couple who looked just fine on paper.  Everything was quiet for three months until the couple started blowing up my phone wanting off the lease. After speaking with the sist...