Property owner insisting PM have tenants sign a inflated cleaning fee schedule to be used upon vacating rental.  PM hires cleaner who charges much less.  Owner pockets the difference.  Is this ethical if tenants agree...

I manage a national ‘buy and flip’ turnkey property provider for investors. It’s a difficult task to manage geographically remote from HQ. There is a dependency on numerous renovation contractors and third-party prope...

Hi, we are currently listing our new STR property on VRBO and AirBNB.  VRBO now states there is no longer an annual subscription available for new customers.  I can not find very much info online around this.  We will...

Hey BP if I want to do a wholesale deal with another investor can I use some document as a contract agreement? The other investor has the property under contract and he is looking for an end buyer and I have the end b...

Hello, We don't currently have a STR, but posting here because many STR use these kinds of devices.   Smoking is definitely happening in a unit (leased rental unit, inherited tenants).  Regular smoke detector does not...

I have signed an agreement with a seller that seems to really want to get rid of his home quickly. The home is for sale in "as in" and "cash sale" with "ZERO earnest money deposit" under a standard "Louisiana Purchase...

I have a unit in a duplex (in Texas) that's occupied by long term tenants that were there when I purchased the property.  They are an elderly couple and the husband is handicapped.  He can walk with a walker, but it's...

I went to put in an offer on a package deal with a real estate agent.  At first I just wanted to do a LOI, but they said they don't do that.  So we proceeded to talk about the purchase offer.  Of course, I am nervous ...

I have a tenant in a single family home that has been there for a while. He has notified me that he is getting married next month and his wife has a child with special needs. The child requires a machine to breathe, w...

I got a property under contract, they called me needing to get of it. Sellers informed me they're behind backed taxes which is the amount I put the contract under for(Not above the comps calculations max offer). The t...