Often, prospective tenants will come and request a certain demand. - “ Well, can you paint this a different color “ - “ Well, what about the outside, will you update the gardens? “ - what about the dust? Seems dusty e...

Hey BP Community! I have two inherited tenants on one side of the duplex I am currently house-hacking with my wife. It is a mom and her 28 year old son. The mom has been great to work with since we purchased last summ...

Been looking at OOS small multifamily properties and I'm curious what the not so obvious differences are. What does one need to know when looking at a 6 unit building as opposed to a 4 unit? What changes when a buildi...

A few days ago a tenant reported reported that her refrigerator was performing poorly and didn't seem to be cooling as well as it once had. She complained of food spoiling quickly and frozen items partially thawing. T...

Looking for some advice on potential tenants that want to rent our airbnb for 30/60 days.  I would require a signed lease from them as well as a security deposit.  I know AirBnb does not allow links sent via messages....

I have been exploring the possibility of Airbnb and short term rentals, but lately there has been a lot of discouraging news about cities really cracking down on Airbnb's short term rental model. San Francisco and Par...

I have a pair of tenants that are known by all tenants as the drug/pot dealers but no one is willing to testify.Before they moved in, I checked their background and they had nothing bad. I could not talk to their prev...

Hey all I was wondering if any of you have had this happen before. It seems kind of sketchy for the tenant to want to pay full years rent. What should I look out for, how can I protect myself for anything bad that can...

Hey guys,I have a tenant I had to replace a toilet for at the beginning of the month due to their child flushing a number of toys down the toilet.  I paid the plumber directly with the understanding the tenant would b...

Hi Everyone!I’m relatively new in my STR/MTR journey (but have extensive LTR property management and investing experience). For anyone who is in the STR industry, what would you say is your biggest obstacle to success...