Recently I was reading something that suggested putting in crown molding and finer touches to a rental property. The purpose to attract quality tenants. The idea on the surface sounds good, we all want to attract qu...

I’m thinking about purchasing a vacation rental in the great Smokey Mountains. I wanted to chat with some people who has some experience with these, or maybe someone possibly has some for sale.

Both Democrat and Republican presidential candidates have found common ground in the idea of using federally owned lands to address the U.S. housing shortage. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald T...

Tenant contacted me and complained that she has roaches and water bugs in her apartment.  I spoke to my other two tenants below her who informed me that they do not have a roach problem in their apartment so problem i...

Yikes. This is my first post on BP tho I've been lurking about for a few weeks. Here's the quick rundown: My husband and I live in Nashville, TN. We also own a rental house in Ann Arbor, MI (the house we lived in for ...

Hello BP members. Recently I purchased a new rental that was distressed to say the least. I purchased the property from a landlord who was just burned out. His tenant went on a drug/drinking binge and he and locked hi...

One of my properties has a brick patio with treated wood guard rails.  The red brick color and the treated wood don't make a really nice color combination, and I'm thinking about painting the wood.  Now, I have certai...

New tenant has complained about large infestation of fleas... she is mentioning wanting her money back... what should I do to mitigate the issue?

We ran across this deal on MLS. It originally listed for $120,000. I didn't think much of it at first because we weren't sure we were ready to purchase our first deal. A couple of months later, the price was dropped t...

I wanted to  get people's experience with real estate funds. As  a sponsor/syndicator/real estate entrepreneur  have you ever thought of creating a fund?  If so why and if not why not?Here are the problems I see with ...