Hi BP,I have a rental where 4 young women (mid-20's) are renting out my 4-bedroom home in an A/B suburban neighborhood. Several weeks ago, a tenant's vehicle, a BMW, was stolen overnight, and at the same time a neighb...

I am new to the site, and I am trying to get involved as many discussions as my experience allows me.  I saw the, "Success Story" heading, and a deal from 2009 or 2010 popped right into my head.  I had been involved i...

It seems that everyone has an opinion about whether to rent to people with pets.   How effective is it to require additional monthly rent for a pet?  Can anyone tell me if charging a pet deposit or additional monthly ...

In four hours I will be finalizing a purchase of a home that I generally consider the worst decision of my life. I guess the decision is already made since I am going to the closing office to hand over my check. I mad...

I had a leak several months ago, the window cap blew off and I repaired and fixed it.  Now I get a called about 1 week ago and there is a massive leak from somewhere. Either from the other window,  or from the tenants...

I started off as a Police Officer at 22yrs old. While doing that  I purchased my first home at 23yrs old. I bought a double home. Here in Cleveland that consists of an apartment on the bottom and an apartment above th...

I received a call from concerned neighbors. This Tenant normally goes for walks every day. Nobody has seen him for three days, his lights are on, and his truck has not moved. I go over for a welfare check and find him...

I'm a month into house hacking my 3 unit and I can't get people to rent because of the crowd of random people hanging out on the side walk between my place and the liquor store just north of me. I never saw anyone out...

Well, we are getting around to the most wonderful time of the year and that means tenant Christmas gifts. I know some Scrooge like landlords skimp on this but I am convinced that Christmas gifts build good will and ar...