Hi.My family is renting a SFH and the lease is up on August 25th. It will be 2 years in AUG that tenant has beeing renting. She is a divorced mother of two and for the 1st year the lease was paid for 1 year and duri...

Please let me know who is responsible for paying for an exterminator to get rid of rats. The tenant or the landlord? I'm new to all this.  Also I know a landlord who charges a service fee for service calls to keep te...

I recently purchased a 2 unit MFR in NJ.  My first MF purchase; and hopefully, not my last.  My family lives in 1 unit, and I have rented out Unit 2 to a family that gets SSDI, plus rental assistance from an agency ca...

My wife and I downsizing from a 600k house which we both have our names on. To a 400k house which we are trying to buy in my wife’s name only (this will free up my larger income for rental propertly loans which we wan...

Hey everyone! This is my first time reaching out on BiggerPockets for some real estate agent advice instead of REI. I hope this finds some like-minded individuals! I have finally given in and dedicated a time block ea...

I have a 3 bedroom + office (or really small 4th bedroom) house that I have been renting out long term for about 10 years.  It's located in a good neighborhood near a well respected hospital.  I'm thinking it might ma...

I purchased a house with an existing 3 yr tenant. The lease states no pets allowed but it sounds like the owner allowed her two pit bulls. My insurance policy won't cover vicious breeds. The tenant keeps up the place ...

Hi fellow STR hosts,
We’ve had several instances where our cleaning team has reported damages to furniture upon checking in, such as major scratches on the new dining table or chipped nightstands. When we request mon...

Hey Everyone,I first want to thank everyone at biggerpockets for providing helpful and honest insights into REI.  In college I worked for a property management company doing maintenance.  I loved it and always wanted ...

We have a tenant on Section 8 in Missouri.  Single mother.  She wants to add her son's pregnant girlfriend and, in fairness to her daughter, her boyfriend.  "To help them get on their feet".  (We are not here to couns...