I got the below message from a prospective tenant, stating her credit is not good but she can front money to offset this fact. I’m in Maryland and I think the most the law will allow is 2x rent for a security deposit....

It's been a while since I've made a post on the forums(for many reasons). I'd thought I'd give an update on this since I mentioned as my main goal on the BP podcast #73. I'm finally leaving my W-2 job this Wednesday (...

Hello BP community,My name is Brian W. I am a 28 year old Army Veteran who visited California while on duty and decided when I got out I was gonna move here. I saved up and moved out here. I have always had an interes...

The ADA says true service animals do not require registration, nor can I ask to see it even if they do have it. Does this mean anyone who says their animal is a service animal can get around my no pet policy?I can ask...

Hey guys!
I've found a lovely duplex in my area (just outside the Birmingham AL area) It is in a B neighborhood and it is listed at 30k. I am considering house hacking this property. But it needs a lot of work and I ...

Wednesday, May 6, 2021, Judge Dabney Friedrich overturned the national eviction moratorium that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention had put in place on September 4, 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
If ...

After move-in, one of my tenants began a business of purchasing used or auctioned cars, doing minor repairs and cleaning in the garage, and transporting to a used car dealership to sell. I was not aware of this activi...

My job has moved me 4 times in 10 years. I never set out to be an investor, it just happened. But I don't know what I'm doing. I bought a single family home near Charlotte in 04, and one near Cincinnati in '09, and...

OK, this is for one of our developers -  the people who keep this site up and running.  She would REALLY appreciate any advice you can give. She's a newer landlord, so go easy on her.She rented her property to a new t...

If you are not aware, Massachusetts has both a House of Representatives and Senate bill that if passed will likely be devastating to small landlords. The House of Representative Bill is HD.5166 and the Senate Bill is...