I purchased a property in Lexington, VA with two houses and a vacant lot this January. The vacant lot is 'landlocked' behind the two houses and bordered by neighbor houses on the other three sides. There are two alley...

I'm looking at a property now and there is a terrible smoke smell. The bigger problem I see is they've just repainted which in my mind makes the matter worse. Can someone confirm this? How would one go about dealing w...

I have a tenant writing me to say that she has mold growing in her attic. She sent a picture and it doesn't look like mold to me. It looks like paint splatter. I have my handyman going out there to work on some issues...

Hi, I am buying a home in southern california. This home has a bonus room that was converted into two bedrooms by constructing a wall in the middle with a door. There is no permit and also building codes were not...

I have my first rental property and I am doing all the work myself this time. I am courious to know what are some of the jobs you did on your first property that you will never do again?

Hello BP, I am closing on a duplex today. We are inheriting two new tenants.The previous landlord worked out a deal with the tenants on one side of the duplex. Their original lease was $750 a month and somewhere down ...

So the Mrs wants to do Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. It’s what our friends do who have done well with savings and whatnot. I explained to her Dave’s take on debt related REI however I told her I would stil...

I recently signed a lease with 2 college women. Deposit was made. Move is is not for 2 weeks (April 2013).
Received a call from one of girls father's demanding additional upgrades in kitchen and floor. Daughter has ...

Hello everyone, Last month, I started renting a semi-basement in a building in New Jersey. When I moved in, the apartment heating was not working and I had to fight with the landlord and threaten him to not pay rent i...

Hi BP, I want to preface this post by saying I believe in total equality and I treat everyone fairly in all of my rentals. I have a situation in one of my rentals, where a sliding glass door was clearly broken by the ...