I am a new landlord of a 6 unit building in Philadelphia. What are some ways to grow in real estate aside from reducing expenses and increasing rents (e.g., buy other properties)?  I prefer the monthly income over the...

Good tenant always pays on time. Recently had plumber come out to the property. Plumber told be that the tenants son , his girlfriend and babie who are not on the least are now living in the shed in the backyard. Is ...

Hello BP members. I collected a $1125 deposit for a single family home to hold a house for a prospective tenant. It’s been a month since she applied and a few weeks since I got the deposit. Her move-in date kept getti...

Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it.  We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...

When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...

My question is can a landlord enter your property even with a 24 hour hour notice if you deny entry and bring a lock smith and break your lock and have lock smith open your garage and take pictures and threaten you to...

I have a single family rental property in houston Texas. I had a tenant move in and three months later, she moved out in the middle of the month and stole my stainless steel refrigerator, not to mention she never p...

Are all last-minute applicants bad ones?

I've been looking for a February roommate.

I've started getting more inquiries again, but after a quick Google/court record search for them, I have charming candidates.

1) S...

I figured I would stop hijacking @rob k's thread and start my own about my squatter. For those who didn't read about my issue, I have a squatter living in a shed on a property I bought. The squatter was claiming ...

Ok so when I find a tenant that is qualified, I understand there are important forms that they must sign and I have to keep on file such as:
Rental application, tenant screening document, lease/rental agreement, pet ...