They want to use both incomes to qualify for the house and neither one by themselves make enough to rent. So if there is a breakup...then what. I know even a married couple can break up, and a single renter can fall o...

Many self-managing investors on Bigger Pockets have to handle security deposits and this can sometimes be challenging. We wanted to share our the experience we have gathered throughout the years by managing hundreds o...

I asked my PM to provide actual credit scores instead of just the credit history. I have a hard time deciphering various delinquent accounts etc..  and just want a Credit Score to evaluate a tenant.The PM reply is bel...

I’m purchasing a single family home, and looking to rent out the rooms to traveling nurses or students. Has anyone had experience with this type of market ? I live in the county San Bernardino, ca.

I just had a prospective tenant tell me that he would want to pre-pay the yearly rental fee in cash upfront because "that is just the way he does business."  My gut tells me that this is a red flag.  I would still scr...

Hello!In the near future, I will be making a move on a property that I will be house hacking.However, my soon to be wife is afraid that any roommates we may have that she does not personally know will turn out to be e...

I have a tenant who was on month to month.  They violated the lease by smoking several times.  I gave them written notice to vacate in 30 days.  The tenants complied but left behind garbage and large furniture.  They ...

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I just had a tenant move in this weekend and he wants to break his lease because he can hear the neighbor’s TV in his bedroom and because he felt the fridge wasn’t adequately clean when he moved in (it was ...

Hey all,I have and issue filling in my properties. I have (1) 4/plex, (1) single family, and (3) 2/plex in Milwaukee WI, and in all three types we are on average three to four months turnover between tenants. We are u...

I just bought a 4 unit in a C neighborhood and inherited all of the tenants. They are lower income and though we've only collected rent twice, 3 of the 4 units paid late. I came from a lower income and understand that...