All,My property is up for a new lease and i am in the process of renting it to the next tenant. I have just screened candidates through zillow rental manager and shortlisted 2 potential renters.1) An attorney with a r...

I recently read a post on BP about a multi-family investor who was building wealth and making great returns investing in multi-family apartment complexes (cannot find the post, but if I do I will share it in the comme...

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Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...

My investment group just picked up our first rental property. It is 1200 sqft bungalow 2 bd, 1 ba single family on the east side of Cleveland, OH. The rental comp research we did determined we will get approximately $...

Hey everyone.  I wanted to see if anyone purchases their primary residence only after running the numbers to see if it would be a profitable rental once you move out (I know the numbers would most likely change so may...

Hello,
We're considering renting our house to a prospective tenant who owns a horse. I'm curious about the implications of having tenants with horses.
Do horses typically cause damage to fences or buildings? I'm als...

Hi All - I may soon be relocating from overseas to the San Francisco area.  I'm totally new to the area and looking for information.What areas to target for an initial search for residence (renting)?  I'll need to jug...

It has been a while since I posted.  The last 15 months have been pretty traumatic.  In April of last year I found out my wife is cheating on me and she ending up running off with someone from work.  Cue the stereotyp...

Hi all
I thought I would try and use the power of BP community to help. My family and very close friends of ours have been evacuated from Napa, CA with high likelihood of losing our homes to the Partrick fire in Napa....

I have a great tenant who wanted her brother to move in with her.  He just graduated from high school.  So, I googled him and found his twitter account.  He talked about being drunk and high and used really vulgar and...