Hello! I had an acquaintance with a real estate investor not long ago. He self-manages several properties, but also has a full time job which keeps him on the road quite a bit. He said that he purchases a home warrant...

How vital is a microwave in an MTR?  We're putting together our first MTR unit and I lean toward not including one, but we could make a small one work if it's critical.Thanks!Erin

I just had a new set of tenants move into my rental. Their initial move-in form noted a few conditions that they asked to have repaired. Although I was able to fix most of the issues, there were one or two that I coul...

Hi,I just bought two investment properties in the Tampa Bay Area.  I was wondering if it is common for renters to bring their own washer/dryer or do most investors provide a washer/dryer?

This bad handyman is accidentally looking to get promoted to just a regular handyman. Ive never been afraid to roll up  my sleeves, but I generally know what I don't know and hire out the more advanced or specialize...

I have a tenant who emailed me at my work e-mail account on Christmas about a leaking garbage disposal that didn't seem to work anymore and that they had scheduled Roto Rooter to come fix it. Normally, I know that a l...

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...

Friday after submitting my water meter reading I received a call from the water company informing me that the water usage at my 6 unit property was twice the average and that I should expect ~$1000 water bill for the ...

Hi everyone! My name is Eriko Yoshimaru and I just recently joined the BP community. I'm a  newbie to real estate investing but I'm very excited to learn as much as I can from everyone in the BP community and to buy m...

The other day I received a text form my tenant "I'm just returning from vacation, and it appears the water inside the house was frozen from the tips of the faucet, and I believe the pipes froze and possibly busted".  ...