Earlier this year we took management of our properties back, so we are now self owned and operated. We have found that many tenants do not take the late fees or notices seriously, many want a payment arrangement each ...

I like some advice on a legal issue I've been dealing with for years. In '94, Dad met a real estate agent, loaned him 20K, they did a few deals that went OK, and then in '97, Dad borrowed another 20K out of our 4-uni...

In four hours I will be finalizing a purchase of a home that I generally consider the worst decision of my life. I guess the decision is already made since I am going to the closing office to hand over my check. I mad...

My tentant's rent was due on September 1st and have not received it.  I tried to reach through text and left a message on his cell phone with no response.  His father just called today asking me if he had seen his son...

Folks, I was talking to a turnkey company to buy an investment property, and looking at a few properties. Their pro forma sheet doesn't take into account ANY vacancy or repairs when calculating cash flow, and the rent...

We are moving to a rental property in Seattle next month and the lease is already signed. After signing we mentioned using a portable dishwasher and the PM said it wouldn't work because the outlets aren't grounded.  I...

I'll try to keep this as short as possible (ok, just finished - it is rather long).  I included a redacted version of my lease below a bunch of equal signs (====) for anyone who really wants to read into this.
TLDR: ...

Hey BP,I'm considering buying a property to first owner-occupy, and later rent out in the Bay Area. I'm looking to accomplish a few things:1) Take full advantage of Prop 13, by buying a fixer at a low price and lockin...

Hello BP community. So we have a house that was flipped and put for sale back at the end of July. We had an offer in August but after the inspection report she backed out. It was nothing major just a lot of small easy...