Lately Ive been reading "Landlording on Autopilot" by Mike Butler: in it, he describes giving tenants "homework." So here's the scenario: tenant complains of dirty old carpets. Normally, my first inclination would be ...

What do you do to provide excellent customer service to your tenants? I see a lot of discussion here about maximizing profits and adding clauses to leases so that tenants take more responsibility for things, but I'm i...

Hi fellow landlords,This year I have been particularly lucky to have 3 AC units blow up and 2 properties have flooding due to sewage back up in my properties (all SFRs). I wanted to ask the experts here if there is a ...

I'm looking to meet contractors in the Minneapolis area who do work as far out as Elko New Market. I'm looking for systems and education on estimating repair costs so that I can put together accurate budgets, timeline...

I saw a bandit sign saying “for sale by owner”. I checked the property and it was neat since the owner just finished renovating it. I went on to Zillow to know the estimate and I discovered the zestimate is lower than...

I've had an interested party request paying for a years lease up front. He did tell me that the reason was that he had his identity stolen and his credit ruined. I told him I hadn't done that before and I had to check...

Hey BP! Closing on a deal in a couple weeks, its a duplex I will be inheriting a tenant. My first tenant! Was thinking for rent collection of using venmo? Is that a bad idea? Thank you for any feedback!

Hey Bigger Pockets community. I am going to be closing on my first investment property in the next few weeks. It is a duplex in Marion Ohio. I wanted to see if anyone knew of a good property management company or p...

Hi, so I’ve been focusing on Real Estate for about a year now mainly just soaking up information and reading books. Would you all consider wholesaling a good method to get involved with if you have debt such as car lo...

I own two houses right next to each other. I am having one family move in today that is getting rental assistance for the next year. The house next door just became vacant and she is asking about having her parents mo...