Can I prohibit smokers from renting one of my apartments, or ask if they are smokers when screening tenants?

I'd figure this be in the "nuisance clause" being that it can be a health risk to myself and other tenants?...

I was checking out a few new neighborhoods yesterday and noticed a fsbo. I called the owner and practiced my lease option for the first time. As I thought about how the conversation went, I could tell there were some ...

Backstory: For the past 5 summers, my dad and I have been going on fishing trips in Alaska and the past 2 we have had the opportunity to stay at this incredible lodge in Thorne Bay. It was just a little mom and pop op...

So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...

I guess we'll see how that tactic works in November:

Speaking on health care Monday, Senator Diane Feinstein said, "I've gotten 90,000 emails and faxes on the health care bill and over 85,000 of them are against it. ...

Hey BP nation. My wife and I bought our first property, a 4-plex, almost a year ago so we are still pretty green as for as land-lording goes. We have a tenant who we inherited from the previous owner that has a seriou...

Just can't help myself on this one. Article out of Chicago today and front page here in Ft Myers . Fl. You've probably noticed all the fat kids walking around these days. I know why!! Food stamps.
12% of kids in my...

Hi guys, I'm new here, and grateful for a place to process this amongst colleagues. I began renting to a young woman with serious health issues a few years ago, one of our first tenants. Her disability check was not s...

Folks, I'm a bit confused on the latest foreclosure news, reporting that there was a 21% increase in foreclosures, MoM, in October 2020. I thought that there was a moratorium on foreclosures due to the CARES act? The ...

Hello BP, Recently I've noticed my motivation to do things is declining, and after a serious self-evaluation, I've come to realize that a lot of my lack of motivation has to do with my fitness and eating habits. Does ...