Hello all!If you manage and maintain your own properties, what spare parts do you stock?What I have in mind are things that might make the house "unlivable", or parts that can be used to at least make the house safe o...

Hello! I am going to be closing on a rental at the end of the month and am considering making a few upgrades. The house is in fairly good condition and could be rented with the kitchen and bathrooms in their current c...

Hey BP! I am just getting started in both the real estate and BP worlds -- I love the fact that, as owners, we have the ability to pull on different cost-levers to increase the performance of our properties! I have a ...

Do you change locks or have them rekeyed every time a tenant moves out?

Hello BiggerPockets,I am separating with Property Manager and they now are charging me late fees that they didn't collect from the tenants. Is it common for property managers?Property management agreement says:"Fees P...

I am close to buying an REO property that is close to closing. I did a recent walk through and discovered that someone removed the dishwasher and damaged the cover of an in wall A/C unit. It didn't appear to be a forc...

Hello all! Just to give a bit of a background, I'm a pretty novice investor. I bought my home in 2010 when the 40k I was saving up for a downpayment was able to buy an entire property outright and have been house hack...

Good morning. As the owner of two investment properties now I'm looking at a third. However cash flow being short I'm looking for alternative means to purchase the property. One of those that I've looked at is the sel...

Hi,During an inspection, I found that a tenant put padlocks on all rooms with doors without permission. He said that it is his right to have locks if contractors, etc enter his unit. Additionally, he will not provide ...