Hello All! I’m closing on my first rental property 4plex that I will be house hacking living in one of the units. For the rental income and to keep everything separate. The property will be in my personal name. Shoul...

I own a 4-plex in Texas and recently leased a unit to 19-year-old. He indicated that he had NOT been convicted of a felony on his application and the background screen came through clean.
It’s been less than a mon...

Do trust offer any protections with liability due to negligence? Can you sue the owner of a trust or trustee for something that happens in a property owned by a trust? Such as a property that is owned by a trust that ...

Hi there,
I live in South Bay of Bay Area where I have a difficult time finding multi-unit properties that come anywhere close to 1% (most are <0.5%). After listening to the podcast 301, I figured it might be bett...

I rented out a 3 bedroom,  2 bath house to a family with two adults and two children.  The just sent me a text asking if they can take in foster kids. I never dealt with something like that before.  The contract says ...

We are in the process of closing on a house that we are going to make a short-term vacation rental.  This is our first rental property of any kind.  Since this is only a single STR, we were weighing the option to self...

Hi All! I have a tenant in a condo rental, and received communications that the tenant was in violation of bylaws. The letter included notes from another resident who followed, photographed, and "documented" my tenant...

Hi all,I'm under contract on a single family and I will be inheriting the tenants.  A husband and wife, and two daughters have been living there since August 2017 and they take great care of the house. They want to st...

Good evening! Longtime lurker and BP podcast listener, first time poster.  Due to the recent events and travesties in the Twin Cities area, I'm curious to see what insight that some who live there can provide. I am no...

Here in Milwaukee I will sometimes see a duplex on a block that faces a non-residential use - such as a small factory or warehouse or a cemetery. Recently I saw a duplex on a street that was basically the exit ram...