The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlord, violating the Fourth Am...

Hi all!I need some advice.  This has never happened to me before and I'm not sure how to handle it.  When I went today to have my current tenants sign another one-year lease, I did an inspection of the property.   To ...

I want to preface this by saying we've been Airbnb hosts for almost 2 years, and this is the first time we have had a huge problem like this.  For the past two nights we have had people staying in our basement which i...

Written by a baltimore city landlord recently....perhaps the funniest thing I've ever read.

Thanks Mary Jo, you raise a wise point. To Chris, Heather and everyone else who was asking about how these turned out, par...

Hey guys, I have a question. I have done several deals already, but have never completed a wholesale deal. Well I have a deal under contract and I have a cash buyer. The deal is I am supposed to contact a title agency...

I’m consistently asked if I am a “private” landlord, or whether or not I own the property. While I never volunteer the information, I don’t lie when asked. Why is it important to tenants to know if I own the place or ...

Hi all,
When I first came to BiggerPockets I was interested in multi family. Over time, I became convinced that I needed to go to triple net properties since I live Abroad and loved the idea of mailbox money with zer...

I'm a first time investor living in CA. My research shows me that the MidWest is the invest at this moment. I am looking for homes with a price range of $50k to $100K in Trenton, Columbus,  (West Price Hill, Westwood ...

Hi All, I have a tenant who has come back to me requesting her 400 dollars of the 1200 dollar security deposit. She was 1/4 roomates and did pay 400 of the 1200 deposite. They all vacated the property early due to co...

So in searching the forums before posting I found a LOT of people asking what to do when their tenants say the check is in the mail. Typically the story goes a bit like this: Rent due on the 1st, late on the 3rd-5t...