We no longer rent to smokers but we used to rent to smokers with the condition that they smoke outside.
We have a tenant that is a from the time that we rented to smokers.  They have been good at only smoking outside...

I have a married couple prospective tenants that look ideal; credit scores above 800, previous homeowners, etc. Rent is $2400/mo so I require $7200/mo income.  Husband is currently unemployed (due to COVID) and wife m...

Hope this post finds you well. As I sit here at my J-O-B sharing my first post to the bigger pockets family, I would like to get some feedback/ direction. So a little back story about me, I'm 20 years young from the ...

Hello! New to this forum but happy to learn from all of you more “seasoned” landlords.We are in the middle of evicting our tenants in Ohio, have jumped through all of the hoops, and are awaiting trial.  The trial is i...

I have been asking for the condo financials since 2010. At the end of 2012 my lawyer finally sent a letter requesting information including bank statements, financial documents, budget, annual report, etc. The on...

Hi everyone! I'm looking for advice or your opinions on my situation.I currently own a home in Orange Park, FL (basically Jacksonville) that I bought on March of 2020. It's a 4br 2 bathroom sfh in a really nice neighb...

I'm curious to know how landlords in college towns deal with international students looking to rent their properties. What does the screening process look like? Are there any specific documents you ask them for? 
I w...

Hey everybody, this will probably be a long post so bear with me....

I have been lurking here and doing a lot of reading over the past month. I have a deal that has landed in my lap and if I go thru with it, I will b...

Share your darkest experiences in real estate. List your five worst experiences. Here is mine to get started:- Kitchen fire due to tenant frying chicken on the stove top. Over $10K in damage. It was my first property ...

Years ago, I had a tenant who's toilet got plugged - but they continued to use it until it overflowed on a weekend and I was the only maintenance guy we had. It was the last toilet I ever worked on... and probably th...