Hello! We are looking at properties that already have tenants. I am wondering how that process works (lease, rules etc. that are already in place from previous owner). Do we write a new lease and have them sign? Do we...

I have two properties that both came up for rent on May 1st. One is an investment property in Pittsburgh, PA. The other was our primary residence in San Francisco. (We’re moving out of the PR and renting it out). I...

I see this metric of gross income should be 3x or 4x rent and cannot see how this can possibly be useful other than a preliminary "should I even bother looking at this app".

I think a more useful metric would...

This following is the 2nd full paragraph of my daily Craigslist ad.  What is in italics afterwards is a response someone sent me."If a motel room is your standard of living, you are pathetic. I'd rather not rent a hou...

This is a personal issue, not an issue with an investment of mine, but it involves rental real estate so I thought I'd ask for input from the community experts.

Several years ago my family went to a lawyer ...

Hey all, So I am closing on a home today in Atlanta that I plan to stay in for a few weeks out of the year on and off, and rent it out to business travelers via short term leases, Airbnb, etc when I'm home in CA. Next...

Tenant called on saturday afternoon, indicating there was an issue with the oven and is not working.I called some appliance repair companies on saturday, but of course most aren't working and returned my call on Monda...

Question to all my fellow rental property owners who self manage. Why do you self manage Instead of finding a professional property management company? A- FeesB- ServiceC- Trust Please be descriptive if possible so I ...

Over the years on here I've seen some questions regarding people wanting to become Property Managers and how they would handle entering the data into a financial software program. What they don't realize is that there...

Hello BP Community - I would love to get your insight: I rented a 3BR/2BA home 5 blocks from my house with permission from the landlord to sub-lease to business travelers--very excited to start a rental business! I ha...