I recently used a structural engineer to do a visual inspection of one of my single family rentals.  I haven't used this engineer enough to know if his opinions are valid, so I wanted to see if any investors find his ...

Hello all,I need your advice regarding an emergency. I have a triplex in San Francisco, where the third floor tenants are protected and paying below-market price rent. They have been there for two decades, and I inher...

I'm looking for a document to give to tenants which outlines what is a tenants responsibility and what is a landlords responsibility.

This week I've had tenants calling me with some pretty outrageous request...

Hello friends,

You are all always so helpful so I thought I would ask...

My husband and I are buying our first home. It's a HUD foreclosure that is vacant. Their property condition report says the plumbing system ...

A four-unit I was interested in has one furnace in the attic.

Anyone know if there is anything bad about a furnace in the attic? Is it something I would want to correct right away? (I would be buying the pro...

Hello BP world!  I have been considering writing an article on this topic for some time, so here goes. Full disclosure: I am an active real estate investor who has performed various flips and I own some rental propert...

I had a rental house in Kansas City come vacant in January and hired a handyman ..in process of trying to become a contractor (he had recently formed an LLC company)... to replace some tiles and paint...simple job and...

I'm having a drainage issue at one of my rentals.  If they get a heavy rain, one side of the yard is holding water up against the house, and it's seeping inside the home.Last year the PM installed an outdoor sump pump...

I'm not sure where the most relevant place is to post this so I thought I'd start here in the Utah Q&A with some locals. If anyone has a recommendation of a more appropriate place for this let me know. Thanks!How ...

Attention skeptical wannabe landlords who think there is NO WAY rental property expenses run 40-50% of income, or that rent minus PITI = cashflow.  This post is for you:I always dread the first few hot days of summer....