evicted a set of retards earlier this week. usually, the tenants are smart enough to know that if they aren't paying the judgment off, to roll out with anything they care about or its gone. As per usual, my eviction g...

Hey everyone,

Having issues with a potential short sale.

Putting 20% down, short sale was accepted very quickly.

Problem is that since it’s an investment property, my lender is saying that a 60 day “seasoning” of ...

I have a tenant who has totally trashed the unit, has not had electric or heat on in over three weeks, and has left a dog and two cats in unit. I was there Saturday with animal control and had the animals removed. The...

Hi BP,

Looking for a little advise on how to answer tenants regarding break ins in both cars and units on the property.

We just acquired this property 3 weeks ago and had our first break in last night.  We have ...

The lease term will be ending in 60 days for two tenants.  One tenant has provided ample notice that she will be leaving.  The other tenant, however, indicated they want to stay.  How would you handle security deposit...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $140,000

Cash invested: $60,000

Sale price: $226,000

1950's bungalow with an attention-to-detail contemporary r...

What are the traits of an excellent PM?  When is it time to fire the current PM?  How should a smart REI monitor the PM?  Thank you in advance for your great advice!

I have an applicant - a nice family - who applied for my house. Their business went bankrupt in 2007 (filed for a bankruptcy then) and their second business  also went into debt due to non-payment from clients 2013. C...

We are closing on a duplex on 8/6 in Austin, TX and there is a tenant in place who wants to stay. He paid a deposit to the seller 3 years ago. We did not think to include this deposit in our negotiations with the sell...

I've been interested in getting into renting out my house, but some of these horror stories about tenants doing 20k+ of damage while leaving is seriously making me reconsider. It also sounds like insurance won't cover...