So I was doing a move out walk-through with a tenant and saw a big box on a shelf in the laundry room. I asked him about it. He said he had no idea what it was and that it was there when he moved in in 2009. Felt pret...

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Hope this finds you well!
We just closed on our first rental property. After 2 weeks the tenant reported that their bedroom window sliding off the track and it does not block the wind if it is wi...

In the North East, and really any older Amercian town or city, the majority of rental buildings are lead painted. For the most part, Government has turned a blind eye towards helping rental owners in spite of the true...

So I’ve finally been able to convince my wife that this is the way to secure our and our children’s future. Now my issue is I’d like to bring my father in on this but he is farmland Illinois super conservative type. H...

Hello all! Greetings from Port Huron Michigan! My fiance recently talked me into going to some real estate seminars locally and I have been hooked ever since! Turns out the seminars were nothing more than high pressur...

So, we are getting ready to purchase our first duplex tomorrow.  I was just notified by the Title Company and current owners that the tenants moved out yesterday without notice.  Im curious as to how this should work ...

When a Seller wants to rent out the home until their new place is ready, is advisable to charge them a security deposit? Since a walkthru prior to closing doesn't sound useful, would a security deposit offer similar p...

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My wife and I went from 0 to 49 units in 3 years. We're now in our 5th year, 48 units, and we've put every cent (plus a few extra!!) back into renovations. It was fun (and still is to some degree) but we real...

Hello BP folks! Im currently setting up a structure for my lease option business. Im looking for a realtor that i can outsource specific task to complete when finding and assigning contracts for end tenant-buyers/inve...

All,I'm looking at a rundown mixed use 4 unit upper, retail lower.  Tenants currently don't pay rent (because no one enforces it - building owner has died).  I'd evict, gut it, renovate and rent.  Is my only option ha...