My father has a 2BR 1BA condo in Kansas City, MO. He lives in Dallas and it has become cumbersome for him to manage long distance.  The condo is in impeccable condition and is in a great location. The approximate Fair...

What do you think about sending gift cards for the holidays to tenants?Last Christmas (2018) my buddy and I sent out dinner gift cards to the tenants. I also did this for my tenants for Christmas in (2019). The idea i...

I have a guest who shared with me that they are celebrating their wife’s birthday. I thought putting out a birthday card with a $25 visa gift card would be a good touch to get the 5 star review. Is that a bad idea?

Greetings BPers,This is a question directed more towards the accountant gurus of the crowd, or those with experience in this type of specific transaction...I have a situation where I'll be acquiring a property via a q...

I'm looking for ideas.I found a great house I'd like to buy but it's a month too early.  On June 30th I will have the funds needed, but for now I'm 20k short for a loan.  One idea I've had is to have family "gift" me ...

Hello BP Community,My father-in-law would like to gift my wife and I his cabin.  He doesn't care what we do with it (keep it and enjoy it or sell it).  He owes on his mortgage about half the value of the cabin.  We wo...

So I noticed I can get a 7% discount on The Home Depot cards here today:

Home Depot Discount Gift Cards

Does anyone use cardpool? Are there other sites I can buy discounted cards at with a bigger margin? I would l...

Hello All, While real estate had been always been on my mind, buying or investing sometimes felt like a good idea without a path of action or my life was too crazy busy.  Nevertheless, my parents have a home and as my...

Hi BP,

I'm relatively new into the landlord game but I'm trying to set myself apart from the other property managers by providing top notch customer service to my tenants. As the holidays are approaching, I'd like t...

We acquired a 40+ unit building earlier this year and have since then gone through 2 different management companies. We've also had to update leases to reflect changes in utilities / internet+cable. Obviously this has...