Hello everyone and hope you're doing well. I would like some insight to my present situation, i know we are not lawyers but i would like to listen to different opinions with the hope of gaining some knowledge.
I hav...

A few months back, I wrote about my success with taking a tenant to small claims court and winning a judgment of about $6,000.  But we all know it's not whether you win or lose in small claims court, it's whether you ...

I was originally going to post this in the Glenn Beck mall thread. Decided it would not really fit, since this was developed from a tangent that developed in previous thread.

TC and others- I've decided that well th...

Hi Eveybody,

I have 2 tenants that are late with their rent the third time already.

What whould be the first step that I should take? They ignored the late fee notice that I gave them last month.

This month they ...

I am working to create a private tenant database for my local community to be accessed only by landlords.The system will allow landlords to list the tenant’s info, property address rented, rate the tenant, upload phot...

Hi everyone we have several rentals in the Los Angeles area. For tenant turnover we often have to do basic cleaning, flooring, paint, caulk etc.

For this we go with the cheapest labor possible. I found a "handyman" ...

In December I bought my wife a new car for Christmas. The price of an average new car in 2014 was a bit over $30,000, but I bought it for only $10,000, and it’s newer than new. It’s a mid-size vehicle, and although ...

Hi BP.  I don't post a whole lot but find the BP forums to be very informative so just looking for feedback or advice. Long story short, decided to not renew a 2.5 year tenant that paid the rent,kept pretty much to hi...

My tenants are a couple - she calls me “hon”, He calls me “babe.”. Every time they do that , I mention my name is marci . I like to maintain a professional profile which is why I correct them . not a big deal. Just cu...

Hi all,I am from Fremont, CA and want to get started in investing in buy and hold properties.I have read lot of posts on BP and done research of my own.  I have explored areas like Sacramento, Stockton etc but I feel ...