Looking in our local newspaper at the house rental ads I notice most say the rent amount + deposit. Do any of you require first, last AND deposit. Or just first months rent + deposit? I was telling my husband that ask...

One thing I'm confused about is earnest money deposits and how to account for them when coming up with my offer amount. Let's say, just for an example, that an earnest money deposit of $5000 is required (we're obvio...

Every apartment I've ever rented has required me to pay 1st mo. rent, last mo. rent, and a security deposit equal to the mo. rent.... so 3 mo. worth of rent payments upfront. I'm now using a property manager to find a...

My new rental has (brand new) carpet in the two bedrooms, and tile in the rest of the house. This is the first rental I've had with carpet and I'm not sure if I should allow cats or dogs. I was thinking of allowing on...

I have a duplex that can rent for $750 each side (I will be living in one side). My buying agent has a lead for me but they will be renting short term, about 3 months. Would it be reasonable to ask for $900/month al...

Is not currently employed, but has $130,000+ cash on hand, has excellent credit, no evictions, no judgements, owns two rental properties and just sold their primary residence and moved to a new area for a pending job?...

I had an idea: drawing up a contract for a private money lender so we could use private money to buy properties at a sheriff sale. It would say something along the lines of "Private Money LLC agrees to lend $500,000.0...

Found a nice couple who wanna move in there landlord reference checked out and good job. Not so good credit scores and declined them for credit scores on transunion smart move. But we gave option for a $7,500 deposit ...

I normally require a security deposit equal to one month's rent plus $200, and I raise the rent annually by $25 per month. For tenants who stay year after year, the security deposit over time shrinks in relation to th...

Hi Everyone, I'm Steve and I'm new to BP, but have been investing in multi-family for 24 years. I'm looking for other seasoned multi-family investors to brainstorm on how they generate additional income streams.  As e...