My tenant just informed me he found a bed bug and asked permission to use a fogger. It is the only apartment in an owner-occupied building. Any advice for dealing with bed bugs? I am getting exasperated with these ten...

Much of this thread is repost of parts of other threads and blogs from a year ago. I"ve been continually asked about this subject and there are lots of newbies on BP that may benefit from this.
I want - to start wit...

We are starting a fix/flip in Sunriver, OR. We had an idea of what we wanted to do on the exterior, but are rethinking. It currently has a roofline that comes all the way down to within a few feet of the ground on one...

Hello fellow investors,I am in process to buy and apartment complex that has homeless people problem. Homeless come in laundry room and sleep and sometime they sleep in common areas.is this correctable problem and wha...

Hey all, We just purchased our first rental (woohoo!).  It's a small SFH with practically nothing to do to make it ready for rent.  We're in the process of tenant screening right now (we've had like 40 bites!)My quest...

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Hello,I noticed one property came up for sale at $40K in the morning, an amazing deal, and another two came up for $40K each later in the day as well from the same bank / same seller's agent (probably foreclosures fro...

I found a duplex forclosure for $19500. Its about 100 yards from a housing project but the area isnt bad( esp compared to other housing projects in the city).One unit is not ready to rent and but both will need some w...

Hello everyone, not long ago I was reading a BP forum about screw ups and it was both entertaining and learning. I hate to say but one of the best ways to improve one's knowledge is by learning from other people's mis...

Hello BP Community! One of my tenants just sent me a txt letting me know that water is leaking from the ceiling. She’s in the top unit and so I’m pretty sure the leak is related to the roof. When I purchased the home ...