Most rentals in my area only charge security deposit equal to one month rent. They don't collect last month rent up front either.
Renters in my area have taken this for granted, and some are boggled by why I charge 1....

Alright guys and gals, I'm new to the MHP business so bear with me. Providing your business plan involves hiring a tenant to be your manager, how do you typically compensate them? For instance, in Multifamily investin...

Hello friends,In October I had a tenant abandon my SFR.  They left the place a mess.  Most of the damage was due to their dogs that were in the lease agreement but I wouldn't think that matters.  Their security fee wa...

Greetings!Please, pardon my broken English, it is not my first language :\After a month of just collecting all the information, I could find, I decided to start investing in Real Estate. I live in North Suburbs of Chi...

Hi everyone,My name is Ari Newman, and I live in the Reynoldstown neighborhood a few miles east of Downtown Atlanta.  I've owned a home-automation and low-voltage integration company since 2007 and have just now dippe...

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I am in the process of creating a board game to pitch to BiggerPockets.Most of us on here have played or at least heard of the CashFlow game by Robert Kiyosaki. If you have ever played it you can probably resonat...

BP Community, I have spent a lot of time in recent weeks explaining to out of state investors the true nuts and bolts behind managing properties on the south side of Chicago.  The day to day of dealing with leasing, m...

I currently own two properties and my primary. My wife and I live modestly and make about 55-60k a year. I am currently 33 yrs old. Starting at age 40 our rentals will be paid off and will cover our primary mort...

Was looking in NestEgg and other softwares that routes maintainence calls to vendors after they troubleshoot the tenant/unit issue via app or phone call 24/7. They have vendors they work with and you add your own that...

Hi Bigger Pockets Community, my name is Dewayne and I am focused on being a real estate investor. I currently work 60+ hours as a truck driver so I am always listening to audio books and listening to every Bigger Pock...