I'm a newbie, and for my first investment I'm gearing towards an out of State STR, where I can also use as a vacation home and depending where I'm at in my life, retire there. Is an STR a bad idea as a first investmen...

I am taking over management of my property beginning July 13 - reading "The Book on Managing Rental Properties now. Current property management company has no response to my alarm upon seeing that new tenants have cho...

Hello folks, I need your valuable expertise in this one.My first flip hit the market last Nov and it's kind of stock. I need advice on strategies to move it quicker, if possible. Below are some details.Area: Kissimmee...

Last security deposit question - promise . When my tenants moved in 6 years ago , they brought their own fridge and put mine in back shed ( without asking— They just told me ).When they left today , it’s still in back...

I inherited tenants at a duplex I bought in February.  Both units had low income racial minority families with school-aged children. (Race is relevant because I'm white, and there's a well-publicized issue in Portland...

I was in the process of buying what I was led to believe (by seller and listing agent) was a triplex, the top 2 units were rented and the bottom one was vacant, so I was going to live in bottom and continue renting th...

All too often I get the feeling that most here on Bigger Pockets operate under the terms "It's my way, or the highway". What most, in my opinion, fail to realize is that as a property owner, you are providing a servic...

Hi BP community,I have a rental in Los Angeles, CA near USC. The renters, all young college students, rented a 5 bedroom back house. 2 short weeks into a 12 month agreement, they decide to move out. The previous rente...

Hi all,  I have owned my first and only rental property (Single family) for about 3 months now. My tenant moved in 2 weeks after I closed, a couple and 1 teenaged child.  It has not been as smooth as I had liked.  My ...