Hi,First-time landlord here :) I just got a tenant into my condo (yeah!). To encourage them to pay online on a scheduled recurring basis, I was thinking of offering them a one-time gift certificate. What is an appropr...

Hey BPs, given all of the great advice that I received in my prior post “Investment Property Gone Bad”, I decided to keep my property, and fix the minor issues that I had. I am currently now in the process of finalizi...

If you have a rental property and hire an on-site Manager do you still have to have them fill out a W4 and I-9, with hold their income and deposit to the IRS? Also make social security payments and Medicare tax paymen...

Hi! I purchased my first out of state rental property (Knoxville, TN) and am managing it myself.  I want to have tenants fill out an on line application, they pay for background check, etc. I watched a video on BP goi...

Hello, I am a brand new REI and am excited to get started.I am a young guy still in college. I am studying to become a Software Engineer (and hopefully someday design software for REIs). I have secured a few internshi...

Hi everyone! (Not an attempt to sell anything :) I'd appreciate feedback & if you're a property owner/manager, its completely free to use!)
I'm Chris Gordon & I created a
tenant verification software called ...

Hi, I am starting to self manage my rental property and have below Qs. Please help?1. I understand its good idea to have a separate bank acc for rental income. Can it be a personal acc? I called WF and they said for b...

How do you make purchases and manage receipts for your rentals?

Hello Everyone!After making what seemed to be an endless amount of offers in this hot market, with a lucky turn of events of a sellers contact falling through due to the first place buyer unable to to afford financing...

First time landlord here - Our lease is up on March 1 and I had sent notices to our tenant  at the beginning of December to notify him of rental increases as well as lease renewals (or not).  I had not heard from him ...