The 15 Essential Items Every Short Term Rental MUST HAVEWhether you're listing your space on Airbnb, VRBO, Homeaway, or with a professional property manager, you will need a whole bunch of items that guests expect to ...

I recently picked up a 4-unit block construction building in Columbus, OH and wanted opinions on increasing the curb appeal without breaking the bank (photo of ugly building below). Two ideas I had: - Designate an ar...

I have evicted tenants before but here in Illinois it is time consuming and costly.  Looking for creative ways to get tenant out legally. Buy them out, etc.

Hi BP,I am closing on a 3 family soon and will be renovating one of the vacant units immediately. After renovation, I will move in to this unit and househack. It's a 1 bedroom unit, and needs the kitchen completely re...

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I'm back with another round of questions from a newbie investor. Maybe you can help me navigate this awkward situation. Currently, I have a tenant that moved in February. Since then she has have a mice pr...

Well I got my second less than stellar tenant in two years. Another single mom. Figures. A pity you cannot discriminate based on marital status. Anyway, after she moved out the place stunk like cigarette smoke. I knew...

I have a couple questions about what I've seen so far from my first time having contractors work on a house.

First of all, I'm having them put laminate floors down in about 1000 sf of the house. This includes a foye...

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I've recently purchased a 3 family fully occupied. I'm very excited for this transaction as I've been on the website for a while and have finally made the first step towards my goals.

My question f...

Hi again everyone,I have a tenant moving out in a few days and wanted to make sure I got all the essentials for move out day down.  I will be there physically to collect the keys.  Please let me know if there is anyth...