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James H. To pay or not to pay off your primary residence
19 November 2012 | 63 replies

This discussion was cropping up in another thread about a different topic, and I wanted to hear more feedback from other members about what they prefer. As a primer, I am going quote @Rich Weese contributed as I find ...

Faisal Farnas Caught Tenant Smoking Weed
14 January 2017 | 76 replies

Hello,Looking for some advice here. I am not sure what to do. I live in one side of a duplex and renting out the other side. There is a shared laundry room. My current tenants have paid on time every month, and every ...

Chris Heeren Duplex came with Drug Dealers
19 May 2015 | 59 replies

I just purchased my first Upper/Lower Duplex and have 3 tenants in the upper unit. I have been renovating the lower the last few weeks and am almost ready to rent the 3 Bedroom place out. The upper tenants are nice...

Joe T. Tenant won't submit repairs in writing
4 September 2015 | 69 replies

I'm starting to get annoyed with my first tenant, and as a first time landlord, i'm not sure what to do. A little background information -Tenant moves in and "forgets" to do move in property and condition form. I info...

Nick Causa Getting crushed by HELOC interest
14 March 2023 | 59 replies

Quick background: We purchased a multi family that was to be a live in flip and to fund the purchase and the reno we leveraged our primary residence at the time. We moved into the live in flip and once the flip was ov...

James Nicholson Is the Disney Downturn Permanent?
25 July 2023 | 48 replies

I've been thinking about investing in a high-end STR in the Kissimmee/Davenport market (Reunion, Encore), but have seen that attendance at Disney World is way down. Most Airbnb calendars in that area are completely op...

Adrian Smude Holiday gift for tenants
8 December 2018 | 112 replies

Every year I give my tenants a small gift for the holidays. Some examples are Poinsettia and deluxe chocolate covered mixed nuts. I’m looking for an idea for this year that’s not a boring gift card. What do you give?  

Daniel D. Raising rents and feeling guilty??
14 March 2023 | 58 replies

Hey Everyone, I hope i put this in the correct category. 
I generally do not do yearly rent increases on my properties if the tenant is clean, pays on time, and is overall a good tenant. I might raise 2% every 2-3 ye...

Dennis Marshall Selling homes without a license is a 3rd degree felony
6 August 2023 | 61 replies

I recently got a letter in the mail from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.

It stated that I has committed a 3rd degree felony because properties i had listed on sites like Hotpads &am...

Scott Schaecher Just Jump: A story on our 'first' deal in St Louis
6 July 2021 | 28 replies

Hello BP Community! I'm writing this post to begin chronicling the learning experiences we've had so far in the purchase, renovation, refinance, and renting out of a multi-family property in the city of St. Louis. I'm...