I see a lot of posts and listings for rental properties saying "NO PETS". While I understand the thought and the potential for damages, I also would like to point out some of the advantages. As a Dog owner myself (Fiv...

Hi, I got a potential tenant that has a service dog. I check tenant Facebook page, her dog is a pit bull. Is it legal in all 50 states to take a pet deposit for a service dog? I usually only take $50 for pet deposit (...

Hi All,Well, thanks to this blog, I decided it was time to dump the negative cash flow condo by the beach for a 7 unit multifamily that will cash flow about $100/ door with the under market current rents.  I just clos...

Hey BP fam,Excuse my noviceness but I would love some  of you folks that have more legwork to help me decide if this is a deal or a waste of time.Call from a direct mail1800 sq 4/2.5 bd/bth - $120k - $130k - Sold comp...

A quick overview: I am doing these write-ups on my first couple real estate investing endeavors for a couple of reasons. First of all, I am trying to let people know more about myself, and especially those of you wh...

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some feedback on what strategies have worked best for you from Matt Faircloth's book Raising Private Capital. * A quick background on me for some perspective: I've used my own money and p...

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This is my first time doing this, and the tenants "seemed" like nice people. When I went over to collect rent, house was always clean, they always paid on time, so I had no clue of what was really go...

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So I've got some tenants that seem to be 3, 4, maybe 5 days late just about every month on rent. Usually it's not too big of a deal because they are great great tenants when it comes to up keep, noise, and o...

Hi folks, one of my 2 rentals is long term. They did not skip rent so far, but always late. I raised the rent little, just because I liked them with kids and all. Rent jumped in Sacramento last few years, rent is now ...

My property manager contacted me to let me know a tenant in one of my duplexes has been given a dog. They asked me if I would consider collecting a 200.00 pet deposit and 25.00 a month for pet rent or if I wanted to e...