Got an emergency call last week that one of the units toilet wouldn't flush and was backing up into the shower. My plumber went and discovered tush wipes sitting ON the toilet tank while trying to test the toilet. He ...

Hey BP family,It's been a while since I have posted a discussion on here, but I was curious. What do you as a landlord do for rewarding tenants? Do you at all? If so, what do you do and why? I have heard of many offer...

Years ago, I had a tenant who's toilet got plugged - but they continued to use it until it overflowed on a weekend and I was the only maintenance guy we had. It was the last toilet I ever worked on... and probably th...

I'm beginning to educate myself on REI and have gathered a list to start reading via recommendations from the BP community and the podcast, and I'm curious to hear what everyone prefers when it comes to collecting the...

What are some side hustles that my fellow BPers are currently involved in?

I need to get into a side hustle to make some supplemental income while I wait until October 2014 to start my RE business. I've thought abou...

I only have 10 listings currently but my goal is to ramp this up pretty rapidly towards 50+ units and I can already see housekeeping and linens being my #1 stumbling block. Linens: We do houses not apartments for the ...

My daughter is 11 and I routinely have her with me while I'm stopping by my rental.  Problem is I'm running out of ideas on jobs I can say she's hired to do.  Looking for ideas and thoughts from anyone who's done it. ...

I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...

Early Sept I requested my PM to schedule an Inspection as there is strong suspicion of smoking and pet that are strictly prohibited by Lease.  The lease will terminate end of Oct and Tenant has not paid rent and seems...

Hello BP community, I purchased my first rental property (a duplex) a few months ago and I'm trying to rent out one of the units (I'm househacking), but the neighbors directly across the street are like those wanna-be...