Hi everyone, I'm a newbie investor just taking my first steps toward making this my new business. I've been a web applications developer for the last 12 years, and I'm really excited to mix my tech skills and entrepre...

What are some of the most common lease violations you see? I plan on strengthening my lease for my next property and I'm sure there are things I'm not covering. Aside from moving out in the dead of night and not payin...

Hey BP!

What's the grossest or weirdest thing you've found after a tenant moved out?

I'll go first: we had a tenant who was evicted and kindly left us baggies of human excrement tied to the door knobs. Extremely cl...

The BP community seems to cater primarily to the "Young and the (financially) Restless" , but I'm a 55yo retired military and soon-to-be-retired federal employee (14 months), considering one final encore career for 5-...

One of my tenant in Sacramento had fire in the kitchen. He says previous owner gave him extension cord that started fire. Dont believe him.

He put down the fire and called fire department 5 (approx) later. Kitchen an...

How do you feel about turnkey investing companies? What are the better ones?Has anybody worked with these guys? http://www.cashflowsavvy.com/the-properties/

In my area food carts have become a big deal. People are enjoying great food at a very resonable price and these little businesses are sprouting up all over.

Just for fun we started talking with the owner of one and ...

For those that saw my first BP post yesterday asking if you would allow chickens, and if so, what you would charge for a deposit...I met said applicant today. When I informed her that there would be strict guidelines ...

How do you determine who is responsible for repairs/maintenance? Obviously if the furnace or AC goes out, or you have leaks coming from the roof or upstairs bathroom, it seems that it would be the landlord's responsib...