Do you ever let good tenants (keep units in good shape, get along with people etc) fall behind in rent without doing evictions when you have many units?  For instance the cost of a turnover usually is a few thousand, ...

I have a long story to tell you guys.  I was the person that purchase a baltimore city duplex from FNMA, that had my copper pipes cut a day before closing back in August.  I will document my journey in a few weeks.  I...

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.

I am about to close on my first duplex and will be living on one side (top) while renting out the other (bottom).Is there any reason to put the duplex in an LLC?Just have the rent made out to me and have a new checkin...

Hello BP community!So I currently have yet to purchase my first property, and I wanted to hear some opinions on my preferential strategy. After researching quite a bit, I have come across the niche in which investors ...

The CRE CarnageThis exogenous and unexpected shock to the economy has proven to be a devastating blow to some and a gut check to others. Seemingly strong businesses have buckled under the unprecedented economic condi...

I originally started writing about real estate because I wanted to hold myself accountable for my what I was doing, because I wanted to learn from my own mistakes and because I wanted to help others keep from making t...

I'm a new landlord, haven't even collected first rent from tenants yet on a 3 unit in a city of about 100k population. Neighborhood is rough in an ethnically diverse section, but property price and rents seemed good. ...

So I am 7 years in business and do pretty well on my own, and looking to do more sales with my wife joining me recently. My question is: Do I start my own brokerage or stay with a broker and continue to give up some c...

I am a first-time landlord and homeowner, and have recently purchased a fully tenanted duplex in Western Massachusetts, intending to owner-occupy one unit for the first year.  The security deposits were transferred to...