Ok, let me say I'm really asking because I'm bored today with sheltering in place! But I've been for some reason seeing the phrase "heavy hitters" popping up more than I remember on BP, referring to a particular group...

As we all observe and fear the Coronavirus, we see many cities under “shelter-at-home” restrictions, and many “non-essential” businesses closing. Then on the other hand, the Fed lowered rates almost to zero, and mortg...

I am a first time landlord and managing my own property.  I have my property listed on websites and have received applications (with background/credit checks), along with many requests to view the property. The proper...

Hi everybody! I was wondering if there's anyone in the DMV Area (Washington DC) that owns multi-unit properties as rental? Came across a deal that seems too good to be true so thought I can possibly chat and pick thei...

Hi BP community. My husband and I have goaled ourselves with starting to build our real estate portfolio in 2017.  We are interested in multi-family units here in Seattle and/or Arizona with a buy and hold strategy.  ...

How are you determining windstorm and flood insurance costs for properties in the south Florida market? For those of us who cannot pay cash and require a loan, banks require windstorm insurance and many times flood in...

I'll try to keep this as short and sweet as I can. Here's our situation:

We are relocating to another city (job promotion) and have decided to rent our home. We just changed our homeowners insurance to cove...

I just shopped around for a better price on insurance and I was confronted with a decision I could not answer. My current landlord policy and umbrella insure my rentals and home I live in at “replacement value.” Ano...

Curious to hear how other people work with their properties.  Do you think it's your responsibility as a landlord to provide items such as a washer & dryer?  Or is it up to the tenants within the unit?  

Hello all,
I just purchased my third rental property this year, a 3 bed 2 bath half duplex, and called my usual insurance company for another policy. They told me that they wouldn't insure me if I was going to rent t...