We get a lot of this, and sometimes, it really does baffle me. As my profile says, I'm an affordable-housing handyman landlord running a small outfit out here in Pittsburgh and doing what I do is NOT EASY. It's signif...

5 months ago I posted about creating $7000 of additional cash flow in a 4 year period and I also mentioned wanting to hang up my high paying W2 job. Further, a month later I posted about Oregon rental laws in March du...

Is this normal? 
Met with RE agent yesterday and described what we're looking for... 
"Important that its a DEAL not RETAIL" I said
"Ugly needs Cosmetic work, can add equity with upgrades" I followed up 
We gave o...

Hey everyone. Just wanted to share my success. It is a 32 unit apartment located in Dallas. It was built in 1983 and features 14 one bedrooms and 18 two bedrooms. The kicker about this property is that each apa...

Hello everyone,
I have two inherited tenants who want to pay cash. They could do so without problems in the past, because the previous owner employed a property manager. The rent is over $1000, so I think mailing a m...

For the second month in row, my tenants have paid rent 3+ days late. My lease states the following: Shall tenant(s) accounts not be paid in full by 4:00 pm on the 2nd day of the month, a late charge of twenty five dol...

A recent post questioned whether owners buy flood insurance. There were a few posts and replies.
I've owned properties and paid insurance on well over 1000 homes in the last 40 years. Do you know how many insura...

Hello guys,So i have a property i been trying to rent out for a month now with limited response. Today i get a text from a mom and 2 kids. Recently seperated. She said she is willing to pay a full year up front which ...

Hello! I've learned so much on BP, mostly from lurking over the last few years as I prepare to shift full time to RE. I'm curious to tap the brain trust here on any angles I may not have considered. Would love to hear...