I recently had the electric turned on at my first rental property yesterday. Visited in the early afternoon, flitted around with the lights for a bit, and made sure to turn everything off before I left. Well, I went b...

Hello BiggerPockets community. I own a duplex and live downstairs. For a variety of reasons, I am wary of the upstairs tenants shutting off power to the property using the breaker box in their unit. What can be done i...

Hey folks,I've been exploring Pittsburgh as a potential investment area and had a few questions to help me better analyze opportunities. In particular, I'm wondering for both single- AND multi-family properties.Are th...

We are renovating a true duplex, and we are converting the garage into another unit. The place is currently submetered for the two duplexes, and the garage utilities are tied to one of the units. Do you have any advic...

I am a college student in Cedar Falls, Iowa and I signed my lease for the fall semester then covid hit and I decided not to pay University rates for online classes in the fall. I have been looking for someone to take ...

Hi Folks,After reading @ Tom V. 's post:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1093...I am wondering... is an investor shielded from these kinds of horror stories at all when good property management is in plac...

We recently had tenants move out and simply stop paying rent, despite having three months remaining on their lease. Can I still file for an eviction to help prevent this from happening again? What's the best way to go...

Hey first time landlord here... also just had my first eviction.  Does anyone know how the law works for unpaid utilities?  From I can see it looks like the utility company is supposed to try to collect from the tenan...

For all of those who hadn’t heard, there was a shooting in the North Side at an Airbnb. Proprietors will have to have a business license and a short term rental license that lasts 12 months.What are your thoughts?

Hello BP members, I am diving into the numbers for some potential deals, and I am looking into whether I should charge for electric/utilities. Currently, my CoC return for year one is a little over 2.4%, with a conser...