As we know a PM can make or break your real estate investment..  What makes a good PM in your opinion..   Just putting it out there.. Not a new member here, and currently have a PM and self manage local properties too...

Hi all, I live in Orange County, CA, own my home outright, and really want to stay debt free for the rest of my life.  We have a good amount in savings to invest in real estate, but I am not sure where we fit in or ho...

Well, have an interesting situation with a tenant that I just evicted.

Well, I followed the rules..3yr tenant all of the sudden just figured they no longer need to pay rent. Tried to contact them, as Oct rent was not...

Happy Monday, and welcome to our Question of the Week!
Today we are talking about property management. There are lots of options, so what works for you? If you haven't voted in our poll, go to the main forums page! T...

Dear BP members - on my lease with the below clause, it says 90 days notice. I explained to him that it works both way - meaning that landlord will have to give the notice to tenants 90 days notice if not renewing the...

I'm closing soon on my third condo in the greater Hartford area and am looking forward to adding to my portfolio but I'm wondering at what point I should pause on condo acquisition and not stack so many properties wit...

Hi everyone,I have a sfh rental in Elkhart Co. Indiana.  I have/had the tenants on a lease option that expires today, April 30th 2015.  I trusted these people since we've known each other for a few years prior to them...

Hello BP, I do NOT have a good feeling about the next 6-12 months in regards to money in general in the U.S. I have a feeling the dollar value will drop dramatically, stock market same, and in general I just feel a fi...

Hi Everyone,I have about 37k in both subsidized and unsubsidized student loans, and I'm close to 36k on my total investmentsI've decided to pay out all of my student loans by the end of the summer so that I could be f...

To be honest, I'm not even sure if you can carry an annual warranty policy on rentals, but is this an avenue anyone utilizes?  The benefits would certainly be to stabilize fluctuations in maintenance costs and to stre...