So I have a tenant moving out at the end of the month and is not open to allowing me to show the house to pre-screened potential tenants in a supervised fashion with a totally flexible schedule.  I explained to her th...

I had a tenant move out after 5 years and the carpets are absolutely trashed. They were brand new when they moved in. I know the IRS assumes carpets are only good for 5 years so I am thinking I should not deduct this ...

Hi everyone.
My husband and I are fighting with our rental company to get more of our deposit back than they are trying to give us.

1) We had to BEGthem for a walk through list 2 weeks after our walk through.

2) The...

Hi BiggerPockets community, I am considering purchasing a STR and being an active participant for the opportunity to deduct the STR losses (notably deprecation) against my W2 job. I have been doing a lot of research h...

There is a lot of hype around Vacation Rentals. It's true that they can generate higher cash flows compared to long term rentals, but there are many factors that I think people overlook when they haven't done a vacati...

I just signed a petition on We the People site to place travel restrictions on those coming from countries with large Ebola outrbreaks, Petition. Probably shouldn't be linking that, but it is a matter concerning every...

Hi all,

New landlord here again...

So what do you normally do between tenants besides change the locks? I'm talking in an ideal world, where the tenant has left the unit reasonably clean and there are no outstandin...

First of all, I didn't start this thread to attack the professional tradesmen, but sometimes it gets to a point where even if you want to pay someone for a job, you end up DIYing the last 10% (or 25 or 50) of the work...

Hello BP,My name is Nicole and I am currently a freshman college student (full time) in Massachusetts but I reside in Connecticut (during the summer). I am very interested in pursuing real estate as my career path in ...

Hi, I am interested in learning how to start a vacation rental management business.  I would love anyones advice on how to get started.  Even the basics.  Do I need a lic (I have one)? Does my company need to be in th...