http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/doj-wa...Who protects the landlords?

Grrrrr. We do Class C rentals in a mostly Hispanic slum town, that is moving more toward AA slum.  We make a living at it, but they require a lot of attention.  I'm about to lose two marginal tenants.  They happen to ...

I was contacted by a representative from a rehab agency for recovering,non-violent, drug/alcohol abusers. I don't feel comfortable with the situation, new tenants every 6 months, 4 adults sharing the apartment, etc. I...

Borrower has been fighting 2 years to stay in possession without payment. We were awarded property at foreclosure in February.Below is an email I received from our Agent about the lockout at our favorite property:“Upd...

Hello all,Searched the forums with quite a few different keywords but didn't find any discussions similar to this.I've come across a deal on a rural property, numbers are great.  Not a bad area, probably B-.  Just rur...

I would love to hear from the BP community what they believe are best practices of being a landlord? We are in the process of updating our documentation and procedures, and I want to make sure we are not missing anyth...

Hello,In the past an insurance company cancelled my insurance because they found burglar bars upon inspection. Personally my preference is to have burglar bars for the sake of security and protection. When shopping fo...

How do you determine what is a "war zone"? When researching a neighborhood I've been using Trulia's crime heat map, but even if its green the types of crime in an area are violent. My guess is Trulia uses volume as a ...

Below is an email I received from our Agent about the lockout at our favorite property:“Update. That was one of the most violent setouts that I or the bailiff has ever seen. Dennis ended up lying to the cop the nig...

Curious if this is considered a high crime level for a B+ neighborhood?