Any thoughts on insurance programs that help cover renter deposits and whether it fully replaces the need for security deposits?

I have a prospective tenant that is willing to move into my first rental property sight unseen from across the country. This will be a "roommate" situation, since it is my primary residence. She has asked me the fol...

I am working on putting together a more formal tenant requirements list.  We mainly do low income rentals, average rent is around $800.  Looking for comments on what I have so far and what has worked well for you.Here...

We have a tenant who wants to use their security deposit as last months rent in Arizona. AZ law enables a security deposit to be a max of 1.5 months rent. Which we collected. Now that they are leaving they want to not...

I am convinced that my future is in real estate investing and am thankful for being part of this forum.  I started looking for deals recently and stumbled upon a property with 9 units  Ran the numbers in the appropria...

Hi BP'ers - I am seriously considering making an offer on a property that has a tenant in place.  The current lease expires 06/2016 and the CAP rate is is in line with my preference.  I am a lot more comfortable vetti...

Okay people, let me get your opinion on this. I have a property management company that I'm with for over a year now. Problem is this:1) Property 1 (management fee: $150.00 per month)2) Property 2 (management fee: $12...

Hello,We recently had tenants move out, and in 10 years and 8 properties, we've never seen anything like this. The home is large, so there was a large deposit and a pet deposit totaling $2400. There were flies everywh...

Hi Fellow Investors, 
I am in contract with 30 unit apartment complex. Sellers, 3 months ago moved over Property from 3rd party Property Management company to his in-house property management company. 
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I've been looking into the ground rent system recently. (If you've never heard of it, google it. It's a fascinating and completely messed up system that's leftover from Maryland's colonial days and is in serious need ...