I am seeking a 1 stop shop for vacancy postings, tenant screening, rent collection, ppty maintenance and repairs, etc. I have a few rental ppties spread across multiple states... not easy being a remote landlord  Is t...

We purchased a property that requires some rehab and repairs with the intent to use it as a rental. This will be under my personal name (sole proprietorship). I had originally thought, "I'll figure out the tax stuff l...

Hi BP veterans,

Hi BP veterans, I was wondering if anyone can help me with my current situation w a property management firm that I am firing....I’m a newbie landlord w a rental house is in NV and the tenant moved o...

There is probably an easy yes or no answer to this, but I can't find it anywhere online or in my Nolo books: if I have repair costs "incurred" prior to me putting a rental into service, but were actually paid with cas...

Do you have an AC guy service your unit regularly? How often and what does he do? Does he catch/prevent repairs before they happen?

I have a tenant with 2 certified service animals (dogs). The dogs recently chewed my central air compressor resulting in a repair for which I told the tenant they were responsible. Then a second chewing. And now a thi...

Bought my first rental. Has some foundation repair needed. Looking at $10-$15k if I hire it out. Can I deduct this as a repair expense or will I have to depreciate it? Looking to keep as a rental. Also, I’m plann...

Greetings BP,     Two months ago there was a ceiling leak at one my  floor unit rental properties. The source of the leak came from a crack in the drain pipe in a unit 3 stories up. The HOA claimed that they are only ...

So I'm in the process of having a bunch of concrete repaired and some of it replaced. It doesn't add value and is just fixing/replacing cracked spots in an existing retaining wall and some stairs, so I guess I'm tryin...

I have a rental property that is in another state that I cannot make go fix like one that is closer. With the home being just over 20 years old and just going on the age there  may be bigger repairs coming like roof, ...