Need some advice from veteran landlords. I have a female applicant for an apartment in a 2 unit house who with 2 little children who is currently going through a divorce. She's had a good stable job for 15 years and...

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I'm looking for serious help as we're looking to get access to our home equity line or (other options) within the next 12-18 months. Our original plan was to purchase a second multifamily home within this t...

Hey BP Real Estate Agents!  I'm considering adding property mgmt to our business to supplement the buying and selling and to offset the swings in the market.  What advice can you give for those who have started PM fro...

Hubby and I acquired a property with creative financing. We didn't know the term then, we just thought we were ingenious for coming up with the idea.  We got in on a decent deal, but failed to have an exit strategy. T...

What should you avoid when purchasing your first multiplex or property for rentals ?

Aloha BP!I'm unsure of whether I should go forward with my decision but I figured that I would post it here on BP because I value the opinions and feedback from the BP members here tremendously. So here is my story.My...

Just wanting to know a good way to approach a flaky tenant who has exceeded her 60 day notice to vacate. She is asking for more time to find a suitable place to live here in Santa Barbara. Low volume of rentals in our...

I find that most of my real estate investors get beat out on a deal by other investors who act quickly. Is there such a thing as being way too analytical instead of pulling the trigger? Which one would you rather be?

My tenant has a ESA, and may be changed later to service dog.  Dog is around 1 yr old or just under.Do I need tenant to sign a lease addendum or something? so I can officially know about the dog, licenses, shots, etc....

Hello everyone!My wife and I moved from our home seven years ago for my work. At the time the housing market (in our neighborhood in particular) was so depressed we couldn’t sell our home without taking a huge (50-60%...