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Hi BP community!
I purchased a house in metro Detroit, MI area that was unoccupied.
The house rented in May and now it's July and and the tenants are complaining that the AC doesn't cool the house enough. At first ...
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This applies to C class neighborhoods. Having just been through an eviction and a non paying tenant for 6 months, should I rent without a lease? In Philadelphia the process was long and a lease didn’t seem to serve me...
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Do you reward your Residents at their lease anniversary, if so how?One of our policies is to reward a resident at their lease anniversary with a gift card to a very large national retail store in our market. The longe...
So, good evening. I am an new investor looking to buy in Austin (very excited). I have a number of questions that I am sure the locals can answer for me (my budget is $300k:-I hear so many people recommending to purch...
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I see the day coming when you can't afford to manage a small portfolio of rental properties.The tough part for me has been getting maintenance done for little stuff. I have had so many handymen over the years, some li...
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I just signed a petition on We the People site to place travel restrictions on those coming from countries with large Ebola outrbreaks, Petition. Probably shouldn't be linking that, but it is a matter concerning every...
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Let's say you have your property, and everything is going according to plan with your REI. How often do you want your PA doing a walkthrough of your tenant occupied units? Is this allowed? If so, is there a difference...
I got this article from the Apartment Owners Association. I thought it was informative so I want to share with others.
IRS figures show that the top 10% of income earners make 43% of all the income and pay 7...
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I help a lot of landlords buy and rent out Chicagoland rental buildings. -- On occasion, the rental unit has gotten to be too outdated to attract quality renters.How do you determine the quality level for upgrades in ...