Sad story. The seller got cancer, cannot work, and needs to liquidate assets. Anyway, he is willing to sell me his duplex with a great view of Downtown LA at a decent discount.Key points: I am planning to live in on...

I'm a landlord of a duplex and a couple weeks ago we heard a loud argument (we live on the other side) and then she left with a suitcase and we haven't seen or heard from her. Their rent is not due for a couple weeks....

Hi all, I get a professional tenant, who breached the lease in several ways:  Hot water heater Storage room use as a bedroomNo payment of May Rent.Subletting without landlord permissionKeep the cat in the bedroom with...

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I passed FL agent exam yesterday. As a full time medical informatics, I like my job, so I will continue it. My home is in Tampa FL area. Real goal to get the license is to build our personal property profile in a no t...

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I'm trying to branch into real estate investing like many other people here. I was looking into a property in Albany, NY that has apparently housed college students from near by colleges for some time now. The pr...

So I'm down at the local small claims court last week pursuing a summary ejectment. Before the session starts I get to talking with another LL with properties in various other counties. He tells me that one county o...

I'm curious to know how other people handle their receipts with their CPA. This past season was the first time we claimed our first rental property on our taxes. We only had a few receipts to turn in to our CPA, so i ...

Hi BP members, We had 2nd floor tenants went on vacation and they turned off their heat for one month, so this Monday the water pipe busted. The water gushed in into the hallway and basement. 30min later, another wat...

Can I tell you how much I hate tenant-friendly states? I have a property in North Carolina, Charlotte to be exact, that I purchased at the top of the market in 2006 and have had to rent for the last 5 years. I recentl...