I'm a real estate investor and a tenant. The past six weeks the heat in my apartment has been erratic, sometimes with the furnace just not working. The landlord downstairs found a way to get it working for a day,...

Lease states that maintenance issues should be reported immediately to landlord.Even though I go over the lease clause before signing with tenants, they frequently wait weeks before reporting things such as leaks or c...

While we are having a good discussion on applicants with language challenges, I thought a more generalized discussion on other areas that may or may not fall under discrimination would be a worthwhile topic to refresh...

Hello BPI'm getting ready to break the ice with my first property.I've been reading many of the suggested books from the BP community as well as watching videos and listening to podcasts.After 2 mos, I finally found w...

Hi,I'm negotiating on a property in Philadelphia. My agent and I are struggling to understand the zoning rules here. The MLS listing says that the lot is zoned as RSA5, but my agent has reached out the city and the bu...

Hi guys! I was a big BP fan and commenter here and I had a freak accident Dec 14, 2022. I am a healthy 47 y/o self employed contractor and self manage my 3 properties. On 12/14 I found myself with 2 dislocated and bro...

I have a tenant living in my basement that pays on time and keeps the space clean. She's been here 2 years and recently purchased a new construction home with an expected completion date of December 2022. She has a ve...

When a tenant moves out of your rental house, what all needs to be done before re-renting your home? Do I need to fix anything or clean anything in particular before listing my home for rent again...

Hello, I need some advice...  I have renters who are horrible and I need to know if I have to have specific grounds for eviction-property is in Oklahoma.  They were 10 days late on the 2nd months rent and still have n...

A potential tenant contacted me and was upfront that they have some credit issues including a broken lease in 2011. It happened when they have medical conditions and could not work enough hours. According to them, t...